Volleyball Preview: Hobart Brickies vs. Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors
Hobart hasn't had much luck against Hammond Bishop Noll recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Hobart Brickies will take on the Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors at 9:00 a.m.
Hobart is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Kankakee Valley.
After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-15, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Hammond Bishop Noll had already won ten in a row, and they went ahead and made it 11 on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Fighting Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Hammond Bishop Noll was: they took every set by at least 20 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-5, 25-4.
Addison Clark was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had ten digs and five aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Raniyah Preston, who hit 87.5% for seven kills, six aces, and 25 assists.
She wasn't the only one working in the hitting percentage department: Hammond Bishop Noll couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 60.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.7% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 42.1%.
Hobart's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Hammond Bishop Noll, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Hobart came up short against Hammond Bishop Noll in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Hobart avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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