Volleyball Preview: Holdingford Huskers vs. Floodwood Polar Bears
The Holdingford Huskers will take on the Floodwood Polar Bears at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Holdingford is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Holdingford is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Maple Lake just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Irish, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Huskers have suffered since September 5th.
Holdingford 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 25-20, 25-22, 25-19.
Holdingford's defeat came about despite a quality game from Brooke Soltis, who had four aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Soltis a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Floodwood got the win against Bigfork on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Polar Bears.
Holdingford's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Floodwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-3-1 record this season.
Holdingford was able to grind out a solid victory over Floodwood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Holdingford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Floodwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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