Hoover has gone 6-1 against Bayside Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hoover Buccaneers will challenge the Bayside Academy Admirals at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Hoover is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Montgomery Academy, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Hoover was ranked fourth). Hoover fell 3-1 to Montgomery Academy on Tuesday. The Buccaneers have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Hoover started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Bayside Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Saraland on Monday and fell 3-2.
Hoover's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 31-7. As for Bayside Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 28-9.
Hoover came up short against Bayside Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Hoover avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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