Hopewell-Loudon had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They blew past the Danbury Lakers 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Chieftains, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Hopewell-Loudon was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the second set to get the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Maddie Holcomb, who had 18 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Gwyn, who had 15 digs.
Despite the loss, Danbury still got an impressive performance from Thea Brickner, who had five aces and three digs. That's the most aces Brickner has posted since back in August.
Hopewell-Loudon is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Danbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Hopewell-Loudon will welcome Fostoria at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Fostoria is coming into the game with five straight losses on the road, meaning Hopewell-Loudon will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Danbury, they will head out to challenge Lakota at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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