Volleyball Preview: Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains vs. Fostoria Redmen
Hopewell-Loudon has gone 8-0 against Fostoria recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains will host the Fostoria Redmen at 11:30 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hopewell-Loudon has three straight victories, Fostoria has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Hopewell-Loudon made easy work of Danbury and carried off a 3-0 win.
Hopewell-Loudon never let Danbury on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Maddie Holcomb, who had 18 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Gwyn, who had 15 digs.
Meanwhile, Fostoria came up short against Oak Harbor on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-7, 25-9, 25-8.
Defeat or not, Fostoria got some senior leadership from Chazlyn Titus and Ashley Little. Titus had ten digs and two aces, while Little had eight digs and a kill. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Titus now had ten or more in the last four games she's played.
Hopewell-Loudon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Fostoria, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Hopewell-Loudon has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Fostoria struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hopewell-Loudon came out on top in a nail-biter against Fostoria when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Hopewell-Loudon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fostoria turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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