Volleyball Preview: Hornell Red Raiders vs. Wayland-Cohocton Eagles
Hornell is 5-0 against Wayland-Cohocton since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hornell Red Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Wayland-Cohocton Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Hornell is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Caledonia-Mumford just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 3-2. The Red Raiders haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Hornell couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Caledonia-Mumford a tough time in the fourth set. The final score came out to 19-25, 21-25, 25-16, 30-28, 15-12.
Hornell might have lost, but man, Mia Nasca was a machine: she had 36 digs.
Even though they lost, Hornell 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 nine aces in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Wayland-Cohocton came up short against Le Roy on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hornell fell to 9-1. As for Wayland-Cohocton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Hornell beat Wayland-Cohocton 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hornell 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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