Volleyball Preview: Lake Blue Streaks vs. Hoover Vikings
Lake hasn't had much luck against Hoover recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lake Blue Streaks will be staying on the road to face off against the Hoover Vikings at 6:45 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Lake got the win against Woodridge by a conclusive 3-0.
Lake didn't let Woodridge take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-23, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Hoover didn't have done well against Perry recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Hoover came out on top against Perry by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-21, 17-25, 25-21.
Hoover was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matches.
The victory got Lake back to even at 6-6. As for Hoover, their record is now 5-6.
Lake was able to grind out a solid win over Hoover in their previous matchup back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake since the squad 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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