Volleyball Recap: Hudsonville Falls Short Against Ranked Rockford + How To Watch

Hudsonville faced Rockford in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Rams this season, with their most recent defeat being a 2-0 loss on Saturday.

Hudsonville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-15.

Leah Burlison paced Hudsonville's offense, picking up 17 kills. Burlison got some help from Sofie Sanders and her 34 assists. Finally, Megan Glass kept Hudsonville's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.

Rockford was led to victory by Anna Dady and Izzie Delacher. Dady had 18 digs and four assists, while Delacher hit 100% for five kills and 41 assists and nine digs. That's the most kills Delacher has posted over her last six matches.

This is the second loss in a row for Hudsonville and nudges their season record down to 25-8-1. As for Rockford, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 31-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hudsonville will host Grandville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Rockford, after both having extra time off, they and Christian will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:30 p.m. on the 30th.