Hudson hasn't had much luck against St. Joseph Academy recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Hudson Explorers will look to defend their home court against the St. Joseph Academy Jaguars at 11:00 a.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Hudson sitting on four straight wins and St. Joseph Academy on three.
On Thursday, Hudson got the win against Solon by a conclusive 3-0.
Hudson never let Solon on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-12, 25-19.
Sophie Scharville had an outrageously good game as she had 25 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Hudson 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 15 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday St. Joseph Academy sidestepped St. Ursula Academy for a 3-2 victory.
St. Joseph Academy was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-12, 12-25, 25-14, 17-15.
Hudson's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. As for St. Joseph Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Hudson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hudson might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. Joseph Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Hudson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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