Volleyball Game Preview: Hoover Buccaneers vs. Austin Black Bears

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2024, 11:33pm

Volleyball Preview: Hoover Buccaneers vs. Austin Black Bears

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Hoover is 5-0 against Austin since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Austin took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Hoover, who comes in off a win.

Hoover is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Thompson by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buccaneers.

Meanwhile, Austin suffered their biggest loss since September 10th on Wednesday. They came up short against Bob Jones, falling 3-0. The Black Bears' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Austin was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-14.

Hoover has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 37-9 record this season. As for Austin, their loss dropped their record down to 25-12.

Hoover beat Austin 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2020. Will Hoover repeat their success, or does Austin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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