Volleyball Preview: Howards Grove Tigers vs. Hilbert Wolves
Howards Grove has gone 7-1 against Hilbert recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Howards Grove Tigers will take on the Hilbert Wolves at 9:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Howards Grove has three straight wins, Hilbert has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Howards Grove got the win against Random Lake by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-20, 25-13.
Brianne Vandoske had a dynamite game for Howards Grove, getting 15 digs and two aces. Vandoske is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Addison Kennedy, who had seven digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Howards Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight matches.
Meanwhile, Hilbert suffered their biggest loss since September 17th on Thursday. They came up short against Tri-County, falling 3-0.
Hilbert was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-18, 25-18.
Savannah Buhler put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had six digs and two aces.
Howards Grove is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Hilbert, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-19.
Everything went Howards Grove's way against Hilbert in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as Howards Grove made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Howards Grove repeat their success, or does Hilbert have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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