The St. Edward Eagles will challenge the Hudson Explorers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
St. Edward is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Shaker Heights 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-11, 25-17.
Hudson extended their home winning streak to six games thanks to a huge performance from Jackson Battaglia. The Explorers were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Brunswick on Wednesday with plenty of help from Battaglia, who had seven digs, three aces, and one block. Battaglia is also crushing it when it comes to assists: he's posted at least 14 every time he's taken the court this season.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hudson took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-12.
St. Edward's victory bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Hudson, their win bumped their record up to 15-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: St. Edward has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Hudson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Edward was able to grind out a solid victory over Hudson in their previous meeting back in April, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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