On Saturday, Huntsville faced Hoover in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Huntsville Panthers fell just short of the Hoover Buccaneers by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now lost five in a row.
Huntsville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 15-11.
When it comes to explaining why Huntsville lost, don't look at Lacey Hollis. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs.
Hoover got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Addison Jenkins out in front who had 12 digs and 15 assists. Madi Lopez was another key player, getting nine digs and 15 assists.
Huntsville's defeat dropped their record down to 23-7. As for Hoover, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 31-5.
Huntsville has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Leeds on the 5th. As for Hoover, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Montgomery Academy on the 5th.
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