Volleyball Preview: Hancock Eagles vs. Oak Lawn Spartans
Hancock is 0-3 against Oak Lawn since September of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Hancock Eagles will square off against the Oak Lawn Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hancock comes in on three and Oak Lawn on 13.
On Thursday, Hancock was able to grind out a solid victory over Hubbard, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hancock took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Oak Lawn earned a 2-0 win over Blue Island Eisenhower on Thursday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Oak Lawn was: they took both sets by at least 19 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-1, 25-6.
Oak Lawn can attribute much of their success to Emma Mcauliffe, who had 17 aces and four digs. The dominant performance also gave Mcauliffe a new career-high in aces.
Oak Lawn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Hancock's record is now 5-3. As for Oak Lawn, they pushed their record up to 13-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Hancock came up short against Oak Lawn in their previous meeting back in August, falling 2-0. Can Hancock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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