Volleyball Preview: Hudson Raiders vs. New Richmond Tigers
The Hudson Raiders will face off against the New Richmond Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hudson will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Hudson will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Chippewa Falls, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Hudson walked away with a 3-1 victory over Chippewa Falls on Tuesday.
Hudson was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 21-25, 25-19.
Paige Prasnicki and Kaitlyn Drost were among the main playmakers for Hudson as the former had eight digs and 15 assists and the latter had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Drost has posted in her last nine contests.
Meanwhile, New Richmond didn't have quite enough to beat Barron on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Golden Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, New Richmond sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 24-26, 15-9.
Hudson's win bumped their record up to 28-1. As for New Richmond, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Hudson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like New Richmond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hudson took their victory against New Richmond in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Hudson have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Richmond turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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