Hopewell-Loudon waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Margaretta Polar Bears.
The victory didn't come easy: Margaretta scored at least 14 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19, 20-25, 22-25, 16-14.
Maddie Holcomb
| 09/13/25 vs Margaretta | 27 |
| 09/11/25 vs New Riegel | 72 |
| 09/09/25 @ Northwood | 39 |
| 09/08/25 vs Willard | 14 |
| 09/02/25 vs Danbury | 14 |
| + 9 more games |
Leading Hopewell-Loudon to victory were Maddie Holcomb and Araceli Velasquez. Holcomb had 27 digs and three assists, while Velasquez had 13 digs, ten kills, four aces, and one block. Holcomb has been hot for a while, having posted 14 or more digs the last 14 times she's played. Addie Smith also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
They weren't the only good server: Hopewell-Loudon 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 seven aces in three consecutive contests.
Hopewell-Loudon's record is now 5-6. As for Margaretta, they moved to 5-7 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Hopewell-Loudon and Margaretta could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Chieftains will take on Calvert at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (384 vs. 13). Meanwhile, Margaretta (ranked 489th) will meet Huron (ranked 127th) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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