Volleyball Preview: Hopkins Royals vs. Spring Lake Park Panthers
Hopkins has gone 6-1 against Spring Lake Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Hopkins Royals' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Spring Lake Park Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Hopkins didn't have quite enough to beat Maple Grove and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Royals in their matchups with the Crimson: they've now lost six in a row.
Hopkins started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-18, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Spring Lake Park came up short against North on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
While Spring Lake Park had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 15 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-23, 15-25, 25-15.
Hopkins' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Spring Lake Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Hopkins was able to grind out a solid win over Spring Lake Park in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Hopkins repeat their success, or does Spring Lake Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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