Volleyball Preview: Lakewood Gators vs. Hartsville Red Foxes
Lakewood hasn't had much luck against Hartsville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lakewood Gators will host the Hartsville Red Foxes at 7:00 p.m.
Lakewood is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to South Florence.
After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-12, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Hartsville came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 3-1. While the Red Foxes didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Hartsville was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-7, 25-22, 25-15.
Hartsville got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Emmakate Hudson out in front who had four digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Hudson a new career-high in aces.
Hartsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 18.2.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Hartsville, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Lakewood came up short against Hartsville in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, falling 3-1. Will Lakewood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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