Volleyball Preview: Hudsonville Eagles vs. East Kentwood Falcons
Hudsonville is 10-0 against East Kentwood since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hudsonville Eagles will host the East Kentwood Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Hudsonville will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Hudsonville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Christian, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Hudsonville was ranked third). Hudsonville came out on top in a nail-biter against Christian on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.
Hudsonville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the nextthree. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-12.
Hudsonville relied on the efforts of Lexi Armstrong, who had 31 digs, and Jaclyn Keppel, who had eight digs and five aces. Armstrong is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 21 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Price, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, East Kentwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to Lakewood, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Hudsonville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for East Kentwood, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Everything went Hudsonville's way against East Kentwood when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Hudsonville made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Hudsonville repeat their success, or does East Kentwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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