The Hudson Explorers will square off against the St. Edward Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hudson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Brunswick 3-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Explorers, who have now won three contests in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hudson was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-12.
Jackson Battaglia
| 05/14/25 vs Brunswick | 28 |
| 05/06/25 vs Nordonia | 44 |
| 05/03/25 vs Mentor | 30 |
| 05/01/25 @ St. Ignatius | 16 |
| 04/30/25 vs Medina | 26 |
| + 17 more games |
Hudson found their leader in sophomore Jackson Battaglia, who had seven digs, three aces, and one block. Battaglia is also crushing it when it comes to assists: he's posted at least 14 every time he's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, St. Edward entered their tilt with Shaker Heights on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Red Raiders with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-11, 25-17.
St. Edward's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7. As for Hudson, their win bumped their record up to 15-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Hudson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.8 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Edward struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hudson couldn't quite get it done against St. Edward in their previous matchup back in April as they fell 3-1. Can the Explorers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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