The Hoover Huskies have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Greenbrier East Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hoover will be strutting in after a win while Greenbrier East will be coming in after a loss.
Hoover is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Wednesday. Everything went their way against Ripley as Hoover made off with a 3-0 victory.
Hoover was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-13.
Hoover's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brianna Adkins led the charge by getting three digs and 16 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Braelyn Adkins, who had 13 digs.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier East faced Shady Spring in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Greenbrier East fell just short of Shady Spring by a score of 3-2.
Greenbrier East wouldn't go down easily and took Shady Spring into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 18-25, 15-8.
Greenbrier East might have lost, but man, Hailey Ervin was a machine: she had 27 digs. Ervin is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played.
Even though they lost, Greenbrier East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
Hoover pushed their record up to 46-6-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home. As for Greenbrier East, their defeat dropped their record down to 33-16-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Hoover has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Greenbrier East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hoover came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenbrier East in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Does Hoover have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenbrier East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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