Volleyball Preview: St. Andrew's Highlanders vs. Hockaday Daisies
St. Andrew has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Hockaday Daisies will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 5:00 p.m. Hockaday took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Andrew's, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, St. Andrew's beat Trinity Valley 3-1.
St. Andrew's 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 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 26-24.
St. Andrew's found their leader in underclassman Holly Hornaday, who had five digs and two aces.
St. Andrew's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Hockaday came up short against 'Iolani on Saturday and fell 2-0. The Daisies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Hockaday was not able to win a set, they sure kept things interesting: every set was decided by exactly two points. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 27-25.
St. Andrew's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-16. As for Hockaday, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-19.
St. Andrew's came up short against Hockaday in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, falling 3-1. Thankfully for St. Andrew's, Payton Arbaugh (who had 24 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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