Volleyball Preview: Hudsonville Eagles vs. West Ottawa Panthers
On Tuesday Hudsonville will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the West Ottawa Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Hudsonville is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Grand Haven just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Buccaneers by a score of 3-2.
Even though they lost, Hudsonville kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, West Ottawa suffered their biggest loss since October 10th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Rockford.
While West Ottawa was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-10.
Hudsonville's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-11. As for West Ottawa, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-16-1 record this season.
Hudsonville took their win against West Ottawa in their previous meeting on October 10th by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hudsonville since the team 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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