After both having extra time off, the Avon Lake Shoremen and the Max S. Hayes Lakers will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Avon Lake will be strutting in after a win while Max S. Hayes will be coming in after a loss.
Avon Lake had won two straight road games and Danielle Hubert did her part to make it three on Thursday. The Shoremen walked away with a 3-1 victory over Berea-Midpark for which the team can thank Hubert, who had 31 digs and three assists. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last five games she's played.
Avon Lake was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 17-25, 25-13, 25-18.

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Avon Lake got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Emerson Burgess out in front who had 15 digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Burgess a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Charlotte Preto, who had eight digs and five aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Avon Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. They are a perfect 8-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Max S. Hayes' good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against Open Door Christian, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-4, 25-3, 25-6.
Avon Lake's victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Max S. Hayes, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
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