On Tuesday, Christian faced Hudsonville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Christian Eagles fell just short of the Hudsonville Eagles by a score of 3-2. Christian has struggled against Hudsonville recently, as their match on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Christian took a 2-0 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next three. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-12.
Hudsonville was led to victory by Lexi Armstrong and Jaclyn Keppel. Armstrong had 31 digs, while Keppel had eight digs and five aces. Armstrong is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 21 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Price, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Christian's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Hudsonville, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Christian will welcome Ottawa Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hudsonville, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against East Kentwood at 7:00 p.m.
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