Mechanicville has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will host the Hoosic Valley Indians at 4:15 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Mechanicville finally turned things around against Saratoga Central Catholic on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Saints by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21, 26-28, 26-24.
Meanwhile, everything went Hoosic Valley's way against Berlin/New Lebanon on Wednesday as Hoosic Valley made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Hoosic Valley won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-22.
Hoosic Valley can attribute much of their success to Lainey Bochette, who had 11 aces, seven kills, and 18 assists, and Ella Waldron, who had 12 kills, six digs, four aces, and a block. The dominant performance gave Bochette a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonj Chapko, who had six kills and three digs.
Hoosic Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive matches.
Mechanicville's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7. As for Hoosic Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Mechanicville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hoosic Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Mechanicville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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