Sanger West entered their tilt with Hoover on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hoover Patriots , sneaking past 3-2. This was a revenge match for the Hornets, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-1 loss when these two played last Tuesday.
Sanger West wouldn't go down easily and took Hoover into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 21-19.
Sanger West's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Vanessa Villavicencio, who had 24 digs. Villavicencio has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Xiong, who had 17 digs and two aces.
Sanger West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive games.
Sanger West has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season. As for Hoover, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-18.
Sanger West has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against West on the 29th. As for Hoover, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Fresno Christian on the 29th.
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