The Sanger West Hornets will face off against the Hoover Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sanger West will be strutting in after a victory while Hoover will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Sanger West made easy work of Madera and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Sanger West never let Madera on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-19, 25-22.
Sanger West had a senior duo take command as Joyce Thao had seven aces and four digs and Vanessa Villavicencio had 11 digs and two aces. Those seven aces gave Thao a new career-high.
Sanger West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hoover came up short against Edison on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 18-25, 25-21, 25-15.
Sanger West has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-12 record this season. As for Hoover, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-17.
Sanger West came up short against Hoover when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 3-1. Will Sanger West have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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