Elbert has gone 9-1 against Hanover recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Elbert Bulldogs will welcome the Hanover Hornets at 4:30 p.m.
Hanover is facing Elbert at the wrong time: Elbert suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Elbert took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 17-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Hanover can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They skirted past Manzanola 3-2.
Hanover was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-17, 12-25, 25-19, 15-9.
Hanover was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 7.5.
The defeat snapped Elbert's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-3 record. As for Hanover, their win bumped their record up to 3-7.
Elbert came out on top in a nail-biter against Hanover when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Elbert repeat their success, or does Hanover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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