The Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains will challenge the Cardinal Stritch Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopewell-Loudon will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, Hopewell-Loudon narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past St. Joseph Central Catholic 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (102-99) Hopewell-Loudon actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 26-24, 25-16, 16-25, 15-12.
Among those leading the charge was Maddie Holcomb, who had 20 digs.
Hopewell-Loudon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Stritch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Central.
While Cardinal Stritch ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23.
Hopewell-Loudon is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Cardinal Stritch, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Hopewell-Loudon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Stritch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Hopewell-Loudon's way against Cardinal Stritch in their previous matchup back in October of 2018, as Hopewell-Loudon made off with a 3-0 win. Does Hopewell-Loudon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cardinal Stritch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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