The Rockford Rams will venture away from home to challenge the Hudsonville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rockford is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Rockford is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since October 10th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Grand Haven as Rockford made off with a 3-0 win.
Rockford never let Grand Haven on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-23, 25-18.
Eleanor Goad had an outrageously good game as she had 19 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hudsonville faced Northville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Hudsonville took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northville.
Hudsonville was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22.
Hudsonville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lexi Armstrong, who had 16 digs, and Josie Desmit, who had four digs.
Rockford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-6 record this season. As for Hudsonville, their loss dropped their record down to 23-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Rockford has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Hudsonville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rockford skirted past Hudsonville 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Armstrong, who had 34 digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rockford still be able to contain Armstrong? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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