Volleyball Recap: Carver Falls Short of Hopedale in the Playoffs

By Team Reports Nov 8, 2024, 8:17am

Volleyball Recap: Carver Crusaders vs. Hopedale Blue Raiders

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Carver can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Hopedale Blue Raiders on Wednesday. The Crusaders' defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-23, 22-25, 25-18.

Maeve Zakrzewski paced Carver's offense, picking up eight kills. Zakrzewski got some help from Adison Knall and her 15 assists. Finally, Zakrzewski was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high eight blocks.

Carver's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-2. As for Hopedale, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-13.

Carver does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hopedale, they will be staying on the road on Sunday to face off against Millis at 12:00 p.m. Millis will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Hopedale surely won't give up without a fight.

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