Volleyball Preview: Capital Cougars vs. Hoover Huskies
Capital has enjoyed the comforts of home their last ten games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Hoover Huskies at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Wednesday, Capital came up short against Cabell Midland and fell 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost seven in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Hoover is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Blazer. Hoover walked away with a 2-0 win over Blazer. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
Hoover never let Blazer on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23.
Hoover found their leader in underclassman Lilli Lancaster, who had five digs and 18 assists. Lancaster is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Capital's loss dropped their record down to 15-15-3. As for Hoover, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Capital has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Hoover struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Capital came up short against Hoover in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Capital avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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