Volleyball Preview: South St. Paul Packers vs. Hastings Raiders
South St. Paul has won four straight games at home, while Hastings has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The South St. Paul Packers will host the Hastings Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South St. Paul will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Simley, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. South St. Paul walked away with a 3-1 win over Simley on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 24-26, 25-19, 25-22.
Izzy Ulrick had a dynamite game for South St. Paul, getting 17 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: South St. Paul 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 five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hastings and Harding met for a duel on Tuesday where Hastings prevailed. Hastings came out on top against Harding by a score of 3-1.
South St. Paul is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Hastings, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
South St. Paul was able to grind out a solid win over Hastings in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will South St. Paul repeat their success, or does Hastings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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