Volleyball Preview: New Riegel Blue Jackets vs. Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains
The New Riegel Blue Jackets will head out on the road to square off against the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
New Riegel took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Gibsonburg 3-0.
New Riegel never let Gibsonburg on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, everything went Hopewell-Loudon's way against Lakota on Tuesday as Hopewell-Loudon made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Chieftains have posted against the Raiders since September 8, 2020.
While Hopewell-Loudon won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-21, 26-24.
Hopewell-Loudon kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in August.
New Riegel has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season. As for Hopewell-Loudon, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: New Riegel has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6 aces per game. However, it's not like Hopewell-Loudon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Riegel came up short against Hopewell-Loudon in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can New Riegel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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