Volleyball Preview: Montgomery Academy Eagles vs. Hoover Buccaneers
Montgomery Academy has gone 4-0 against Hoover recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Montgomery Academy Eagles will head out to face off against the Hoover Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. Montgomery Academy is looking to tack on another W to their 17-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Montgomery Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering McGill-Toolen just ended the team's 32-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yellowjackets. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Eagles haven't been shut out since back in August.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Hoover faced Montgomery Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Hoover fell 2-0 to Montgomery Academy. The defeat continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Hoover was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20.
Montgomery Academy's loss ended a 35-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 39-3. As for Hoover, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-6.
Montgomery Academy beat Hoover 2-0 in their previous matchup on Saturday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montgomery Academy 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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