Volleyball Preview: West Chicago Wildcats vs. Hoffman Estates Hawks
The West Chicago Wildcats will challenge the Hoffman Estates Hawks at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. West Chicago is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, West Chicago finally turned things around against Glenbard East on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Rams 2-1.
West Chicago had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-18, 29-27.
Among those leading the charge was Sophia Newell, who had ten digs and three aces. Those three aces gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Hoffman Estates was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Barrington.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-11.
West Chicago's win bumped their record up to 9-15. As for Hoffman Estates, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 9-15.
West Chicago came up short against Hoffman Estates when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can West Chicago avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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