The Hoosic Valley Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Mechanicville Red Raiders at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Hoosic Valley got the win against Berlin/New Lebanon by a conclusive 3-0.
While Hoosic Valley won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-18, 25-22.
Hoosic Valley can attribute much of their success to Lainey Bochette, who had 11 aces, seven kills, and 18 assists, and Ella Waldron, who had 12 kills, six digs, four aces, and a block. Waldron is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jonj Chapko, who had six kills and three digs.
Hoosic Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mechanicville came into Wednesday's match having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Saratoga Central Catholic by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 26-28, 26-24.
Hoosic Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Mechanicville, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7.
Hoosic Valley took their victory against Mechanicville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoosic Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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