Volleyball Preview: St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles vs. Hutchison Sting
On Monday St. Benedict at Auburndale will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Hutchison Sting at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, St. Benedict at Auburndale beat West Memphis 3-1.
St. Benedict at Auburndale walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 15-25, 25-17, 25-20.
Natalie Lively was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Benedict at Auburndale as she had 22 digs and five aces. Lively is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Benedict at Auburndale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hutchison waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Roadrunners.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hutchison was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-9, 25-8.
Hannah Dunlap had an outrageously good game as she had eight aces, six digs, and six digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Lambert, who had nine kills and a block.
St. Benedict at Auburndale's record now sits at 9-14. As for Hutchison, their record now sits at 6-11.
St. Benedict at Auburndale came up short against Hutchison when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 3-1. Can St. Benedict at Auburndale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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