Volleyball Game Preview: East Kentwood Falcons vs. Hudsonville Eagles

By Team Reports Oct 12, 2024, 10:32pm

Volleyball Preview: East Kentwood Falcons vs. Hudsonville Eagles

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East Kentwood hasn't had much luck against Hudsonville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withthe Hudsonville Eagles at 7:00 p.m.

East Kentwood is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Rockford, falling 3-0.

The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-7, 25-13.

Meanwhile, Hudsonville made easy work of West Ottawa on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.

The final score came out to 25-7, 25-17, 25-13.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hudsonville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lexi Armstrong, who had 24 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaclyn Keppel, who had five digs and two aces.

She wasn't the only good server: Hudsonville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven contests.

East Kentwood's defeat dropped their record down to 16-20-1. As for Hudsonville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season.

East Kentwood suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hudsonville in their previous matchup back in September. Will East Kentwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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