After both having extra time off, the Hoover Cardinals and the Mount Miguel Matadors will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Hoover is coming home looking for redemption after taking a loss in their road opener. They came up short against Valhalla last Tuesday, falling 3-0. Sadly, the loss continues a streak the team started last season, making it five in a row.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-22, 29-27.
Meanwhile, Mount Miguel lost 3-0 to Crawford on Wednesday.
Mount Miguel was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Crawford work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 26-16, 25-19, 25-17.
Hoover was able to grind out a solid victory over Mount Miguel when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 2-0. Will Hoover repeat their success, or does Mount Miguel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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