With a playoff game on the line, Hoover rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Hudson Explorers. For the Vikings, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Explorers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
Hoover walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 26-24, 14-25, 27-25.
Hoover was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Hudson still got an impressive performance from Sophie Scharville, who had 23 digs.
Hoover is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Hudson, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-13.
Hoover will challenge Wadsworth at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wadsworth will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something Hoover surely won't give up without a fight. Hudson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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