The Hoosic Valley Indians will challenge the Saratoga Central Catholic Saints at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Hoosic Valley's favor as the squad sits on 11 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Saratoga Central Catholic has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Wednesday, Hoosic Valley made easy work of Cambridge and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Hoosic Valley never let Cambridge on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-22, 25-14.
Hoosic Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lainey Bochette led the charge by getting six aces, two kills, and 21 assists. The dominant performance gave Bochette a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Ella Waldron, who had 11 kills, four digs, and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Hoosic Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Saratoga Central Catholic lost 3-0 to Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons on Thursday.
While Saratoga Central Catholic was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 25-21.
Hoosic Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Saratoga Central Catholic, they now have a losing record at 4-5-1.
Everything went Hoosic Valley's way against Saratoga Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Hoosic Valley made off with a 3-0 win. Will Hoosic Valley repeat their success, or does Saratoga Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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