After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jackson, Hoover was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They blew past the McKinley Bulldogs 3-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Vikings also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Hoover never let McKinley on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-20.
Payton Baca was the offensive standout of the game as she had six digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last nine contests.
Hoover 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 five aces in 11 consecutive matches.
McKinley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Teako Thompson, who had four digs and 20 assists, and Stormy Brown, who had 12 digs. Thompson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Hoover is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for McKinley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
Hoover has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Washington on the 5th. As for McKinley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Jackson on the 8th.
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