Hoffman Estates had to start their season on the road on Thursday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They fell just short of the Streamwood Sabres by a score of 2-1. If the Hawks were looking for revenge after losing 2-0 to the Sabres when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Hoffman Estates started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-21, 25-18.
Their offense was headlined by Brendon Gallardo and Troy Johnson, who picked up nine kills apiece. They got some help from Ean Nguyen and his 18 assists. Gallardo was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Heewon Yang went supernova For Streamwood., getting 19 digs and two aces.
The victory made it two in a row for Streamwood and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Hoffman Estates wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Hersey on the 31st. As for Streamwood, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Larkin on the 29th.
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