On Saturday, James Monroe faced Hoover in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The James Monroe Mavericks narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Hoover Huskies 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Mavericks sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day James Monroe got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 18-28, 15-10.
James Monroe can attribute much of their success to Hannah Rhodes, who had four digs.
Despite the defeat, Hoover saw an underclassman step up: Lilli Lancaster had two aces and 13 assists. That's the most aces Lancaster has posted in her last ten contests.
James Monroe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-4-3 record this season. As for Hoover, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 30-6-1 record.
James Monroe didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Woodrow Wilson on the 12th. As for Hoover, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Point Pleasant, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.
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