The Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains will square off against the Mohawk Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Hopewell-Loudon was able to grind out a solid win over Cardinal Stritch, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chieftains.
Hopewell-Loudon walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-13, 21-25, 25-18, 25-22.
Hopewell-Loudon can attribute much of their success to Maddie Holcomb, who had 18 digs.
Hopewell-Loudon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mohawk put another one in the bag last Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Seneca East 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-18.
Mohawk's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Averie Barth led the charge by getting seven digs and three aces. Barth is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Russell, who had eight digs.
Hopewell-Loudon has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Mohawk, they pushed their record up to 22-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Hopewell-Loudon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Mohawk struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hopewell-Loudon came up short against Mohawk in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Russell, who had 20 digs and two aces. Now that Hopewell-Loudon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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