Volleyball Game Preview: Hudson Explorers vs. Nordonia Knights

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2025, 12:17am

Volleyball Preview: Hudson Explorers vs. Nordonia Knights

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Previous Games

09/11/25 - Home1-3 L
10/03/24 - Home3-2 W
09/10/24 - Away3-1 W
10/05/23 - Away2-3 L
09/11/23 - Home3-0 W
+ 5 more games

Hudson and Nordonia are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but not for long. The Explorers will challenge the Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

On Thursday, Hudson didn't have quite enough to beat Brecksville-Broadview Heights and fell 3-2.

Hudson actually scored more points across those five sets (109-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-23, 27-25, 21-25, 13-25, 15-11.

Hudson might have lost, but man, Lani Slater was a machine: she had 28 digs and four aces.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Nordonia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Austintown-Fitch 3-2 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Knights have posted since August 26th.

Nordonia had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-15, 15-7.

Nordonia has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Hudson, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.

Hudson couldn't quite get it done against Nordonia in their previous matchup back in September as they fell 3-1. Can the Explorers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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