The Hoosic Valley Indians have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Emma Willard Jesters at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Hoosic Valley got the win against Saratoga Central Catholic by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hoosic Valley was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-13, 25-12.
Hoosic Valley's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ella Waldron, who had seven kills, six digs, three aces, and three aces. What's more, Waldron also racked up two blocks, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023. Izzy Finkle was another key player, getting nine aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Hoosic Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Emma Willard beat Berlin/New Lebanon 3-1 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jesters.
The final score came out to 25-19, 16-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Hoosic Valley's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Emma Willard, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Hoosic Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Emma Willard in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Hoosic Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Emma Willard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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