Volleyball Preview: Palatine Pirates vs. Hoffman Estates Hawks
Palatine has been on the road for seven straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Hoffman Estates Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Palatine and Fremd met for a duel on Tuesday where Palatine couldn't get it done. Palatine took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fremd. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost five in a row.
Palatine was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Hoffman Estates was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Barrington.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-11.
Palatine's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Hoffman Estates, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Palatine skirted past Hoffman Estates 2-1 when the teams last played back in September. Will Palatine repeat their success, or does Hoffman Estates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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