Volleyball Preview: Hagerstown Tigers vs. Northeastern Knights
The Hagerstown Tigers will face off against the Northeastern Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hagerstown comes in on seven and Northeastern on three.
On Tuesday, everything went Hagerstown's way against Blue River Valley as Hagerstown made off with a 3-0 win.
Hagerstown never let Blue River Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-23, 25-15.
Halle Pruitt was nothing short of spectacular: she had 13 digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Northeastern and Tri-Village met for a duel on Monday where Northeastern came out on top. Northeastern took their game against Tri-Village 3-1.
Northeastern had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 25-22, 31-29.
Hagerstown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Northeastern, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Hagerstown has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Northeastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hagerstown came up short against Northeastern in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Hagerstown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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