Hoover has gone 10-0 against McKinley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hoover Vikings will be playing at home against the McKinley Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. Hoover will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Hoover is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Jackson just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Polar Bears. The shutout was out of character for the Vikings seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
While Hoover had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-20, 25-18.
Meanwhile, McKinley hadn't done well against Washington recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. McKinley put the hurt on Washington with a sharp 3-0 win.
McKinley never let Washington on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-22.
Hoover's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-7. As for McKinley, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-10.
Hoover was able to grind out a solid win over McKinley in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Does Hoover have another victory up their sleeve, or will McKinley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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