East Kentwood has enjoyed a 11-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Hudsonville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
East Kentwood might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to Lakewood, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Hudsonville faced Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Hudsonville won by a set and slipped past Christian 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hudsonville.
Hudsonville was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-12.
Hudsonville relied on the efforts of Lexi Armstrong, who had 31 digs, and Jaclyn Keppel, who had eight digs and five aces. Armstrong is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 21 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Price, who had 11 digs and two aces.
East Kentwood's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Hudsonville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
East Kentwood might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Hudsonville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can East Kentwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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