Volleyball Preview: Archbishop Hoban Knights vs. Highland Hornets
Archbishop Hoban has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Highland Hornets will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Archbishop Hoban is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Howland 3-0.
While Archbishop Hoban might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Howland scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-12.
Highland extended their winning streak to nine games thanks to a huge performance from Ava Andrews. Highland had just enough and edged South out 3-2 on Thursday thanks in part to Andrews, who had 13 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Highland who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-14, 19-25, 15-10.
Archbishop Hoban's victory was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-0. As for Highland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Everything went Archbishop Hoban's way against Highland in their previous meeting back in September, as Archbishop Hoban made off with a 3-0 win. Will Archbishop Hoban repeat their success, or does Highland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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