Volleyball Preview: Glenbard West Hilltoppers vs. Hinsdale Central Red Devils
Glenbard West is 7-2 against Hinsdale Central since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Glenbard West Hilltoppers will be playing at home against the Hinsdale Central Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Glenbard West narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lake Park 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hilltoppers.
Glenbard West had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-11, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Hinsdale Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Fenwick on Wednesday, taking the game 2-0.
Hinsdale Central easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-12.
Ava Young had an outrageously good game as she had nine digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Hinsdale Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Glenbard West has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Hinsdale Central, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-9.
Glenbard West was able to grind out a solid victory over Hinsdale Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Glenbard West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hinsdale Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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