The Emma Willard Jesters are taking a road trip to take on the Hoosic Valley Indians at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Emma Willard beat Berlin/New Lebanon 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jesters.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 16-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Meanwhile, everything went Hoosic Valley's way against Saratoga Central Catholic on Monday as Hoosic Valley made off with a 3-0 win.
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.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hoosic Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ella Waldron, who had seven kills, six digs, three aces, and three aces. Waldron is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzy Finkle, who had 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 matchups.
Emma Willard's record now sits at 2-0. As for Hoosic Valley, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Emma Willard came up short against Hoosic Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Emma Willard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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