Volleyball Preview: Hopewell Titans vs. Mallard Creek Mavericks
Hopewell hasn't had much luck against Mallard Creek recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Hopewell Titans will be playing at home against the Mallard Creek Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Hopewell made easy work of Harding University and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hopewell was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-6, 25-15.
Hopewell can attribute much of their success to Kenadie Kurosawa, who had five digs and four aces, and Alivia Pettit, who had four aces.
Meanwhile, Mallard Creek got the win against West Charlotte on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mallard Creek was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-10, 25-14.
Mallard Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive games.
Hopewell has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Mallard Creek, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Hopewell has serving mastered this season, having averaged 14.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Mallard Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hopewell was able to grind out a solid victory over Mallard Creek in their previous meeting back in August, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mallard Creek's Nadia Bryant, who had 12 digs and six aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hopewell still be able to contain Bryant? There's only one way to find out.
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