Volleyball Preview: Hoisington Cardinals vs. Girard Trojans
On Friday Hoisington will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will take on the Girard Trojans at 3:30 p.m.
Hoisington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Holcomb.
Hoisington easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-13.
Among those leading the charge was Gabby Reif, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Girard had already won nine in a row and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They came out on top against the Buffalos by a score of 2-0.
Girard easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-14.
Hoisington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 37-4 record this season. As for Girard, they pushed their record up to 33-8-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Hoisington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Girard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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