The Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains will head out to square off against the Van Buren Black Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopewell-Loudon is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Hopewell-Loudon didn't have quite enough to beat St. Joseph Central Catholic and fell 3-2. While the Chieftains didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Crimson Streaks 25-13 in the first set.
Hopewell-Loudon took St. Joseph Central Catholic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-17, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Van Buren entered their matchup against Liberty-Benton on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Black Knights fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2.
While Van Buren ultimately came up short, they really made Liberty-Benton work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-20, 22-25, 21-25, 15-7.
Hopewell-Loudon's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Van Buren, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 14-4.
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