Volleyball Preview: New Hanover Wildcats vs. Hoggard Vikings
New Hanover hasn't had much luck against Hoggard recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The New Hanover Wildcats will welcome the Hoggard Vikings at 6:00 p.m.
New Hanover is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Laney.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-15, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Hoggard narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Ashley 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Hoggard got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-16, 20-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-13.
Elizabeth Dixon was the offensive standout of the match as she had three aces and 25 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Hoggard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
New Hanover's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Hoggard, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
New Hanover might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Hoggard when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can New Hanover avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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