Volleyball Game Preview: Hiland Hawks vs. Newcomerstown Trojans

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Previous Games

10/17/20 - Away	3-0 W
10/01/19 - Home	3-0 W
09/05/19 - Away	3-0 W
09/27/18 - Home	3-0 W
09/04/18 - Away	3-0 W
+ 5 more games

Hiland has gone a perfect 10-0 against Newcomerstown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hawks will take on the Trojans in a tournament on Thursday. The timing is sure in Hiland's favor as the team sits on 19 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Newcomerstown has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.

Hiland barely beat Strasburg-Franklin the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hawks blew past the Tigers 3-0 on Saturday.

Hiland was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-17, 25-16.

Meanwhile, Newcomerstown posted their closest victory since September 12, 2024 on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Crooksville 3-2.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Newcomerstown who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-22, 13-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-11.

Hiland's win bumped their record up to 21-1. As for Newcomerstown, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13.

Everything went Hiland's way against Newcomerstown in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, as Hiland made off with a 3-0 win. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.