Volleyball Preview: Jackson Polar Bears vs. Hoover Vikings
Jackson is 10-0 against Hoover since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Jackson Polar Bears will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Hoover Vikings, where the match is scheduled at 6:45 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, everything went Jackson's way against Lake as Jackson made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Jackson took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-9, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Hoover had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They blew past the Bulldogs 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Vikings have posted against the Bulldogs since October 14, 2021.
Hoover got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-13, 32-30.
Hoover was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Jackson's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Hoover, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Jackson was able to grind out a solid victory over Hoover in their previous matchup on September 10th, winning 3-1. Does Jackson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hoover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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