The Hubbard Greyhounds will venture away from home to square off against the Back of the Yards College Prep Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Back of the Yards College Prep took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hubbard, who comes in off a win.
Hubbard took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Solorio.
Hubbard never let Solorio on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15.
Madeline Morales had a dynamite game for Hubbard, getting 11 digs, four aces, and four aces. That's the most aces Morales has posted in her last five matches.
Hubbard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 10.2.
Meanwhile, Back of the Yards College Prep came up short against Agricultural Science on Thursday and fell 2-0. The Bobcats have struggled against the Cyclones recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-18.
Hubbard's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Back of the Yards College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Hubbard beat Back of the Yards College Prep 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hubbard 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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