Volleyball Preview: Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains vs. Danbury Lakers
Hopewell-Loudon is 8-2 against Danbury since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains will head out on the road to face off against the Danbury Lakers at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Hopewell-Loudon made easy work of Woodmore and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chieftains.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-22, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Danbury got the win against Gibsonburg on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Danbury was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11, 25-10.
Thea Brickner and Cali Wunder were among the main playmakers for Danbury as the former had ten digs and two aces and the latter had three digs. Wunder is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Hopewell-Loudon pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Danbury, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Hopewell-Loudon has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Danbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Hopewell-Loudon's way against Danbury in their previous matchup back in August as Hopewell-Loudon made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hopewell-Loudon since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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