Volleyball Preview: Whitinsville Christian Crusaders vs. Hopedale Blue Raiders
The Whitinsville Christian Crusaders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hopedale Blue Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Whitinsville Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Hopedale will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Whitinsville Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Blackstone Valley RVT 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-95) Whitinsville Christian actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 10-25, 19-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Hopedale came up short against Medway on Thursday and fell 3-1. While the Blue Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 25-22 in the first set.
Hopedale might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Medway: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-23.
Whitinsville Christian's victory bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Hopedale, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Everything went Whitinsville Christian's way against Hopedale in their previous meeting back in September, as Whitinsville Christian made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitinsville Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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