Volleyball Game Preview: Hoggard Vikings vs. Topsail Pirates + How To Watch

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Previous Games

09/04/25 - Home	3-1 W
10/16/24 - Away	2-3 L
10/01/24 - Home	0-3 L
09/05/24 - Away	3-1 W
10/17/23 - Home	3-0 W
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Hoggard is 8-2 against Topsail since September of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Vikings will head out to square off against the Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Hoggard will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.

Hoggard proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Coastal Christian. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted against the Centurions since September 14, 2019.

Hoggard took Coastal Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 19-25, 26-28, 25-8, 15-10.

Meanwhile, Topsail got the win against Laney on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The win continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now won four in a row.

Topsail's got stronger as the match went on, holding Laney to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-13.

Hoggard better focus on containing Hannah Gates and Hannah Losey as the pair were huge in Topsail's win. Gates had 11 assists and five digs, while Losey had 14 assists and six digs. Losey is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in each of the last three games she's played. Josie Nelson also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.

Topsail's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Hoggard, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.

Hoggard was able to grind out a solid victory over Topsail when the teams last played on September 4th, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.