The Hoover Huskies will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the St. Albans Red Dragons, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Hoover will be strutting in after a win while St. Albans will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Hoover was able to grind out a solid victory over Scott, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hoover took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12.
Hoover's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Braelyn Adkins, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Lilli Lancaster, who had two aces and 14 assists. Adkins is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, St. Albans didn't have quite enough to beat Ripley on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Red Dragons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 25-20 in the first set.
St. Albans took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-19, 15-7.
Hoover has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 33-6-1 record this season. As for St. Albans, their defeat was their 11th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-20.
Hoover was able to grind out a solid win over St. Albans when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Hoover have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Albans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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