Volleyball Preview: Northcoast Preparatory Academy Heron vs. Hoopa Valley Warriors
Northcoast Preparatory Academy is 0-7 against Hoopa Valley since September of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. The Northcoast Preparatory Academy Heron are on the road again to play the Hoopa Valley Warriors at 6:30 p.m.
Northcoast Preparatory Academy lost 3-0 to Ferndale two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Hoopa Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Ferndale 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Hoopa Valley got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 24-26, 26-24, 14-25, 15-8.
Hoopa Valley had a senior duo take command as Millennia McKindley had eight kills, eight aces, and two blocks and Harmony Nelson had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces Nelson has posted in her last four contests.
Hoopa Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Northcoast Preparatory Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Hoopa Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-15 record this season.
Northcoast Preparatory Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hoopa Valley in their previous matchup on October 1st. Can Northcoast Preparatory Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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