The Hoover Patriots are taking a road trip to square off against the Sanger West Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hoover is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Hoover came up short against Edison and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 18-25, 25-21, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Sanger West made easy work of Madera on Tuesday 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. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-19, 25-22.
Sanger West relied on the efforts of Joyce Thao, who had seven aces and four digs, and Vanessa Villavicencio, who had 11 digs and two aces. Those seven aces gave Thao a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: 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 matches.
Hoover's loss dropped their record down to 12-17. As for Sanger West, they have 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.
Hoover beat Sanger West 3-1 when the teams last played last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoover 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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