The home team had won the previous five meetings between Hayden and Good Hope, and Good Hope kept the tradition alive. The Wildcats fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 2-1 on Monday. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Raiders earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Hayden sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-22, 19-25, 15-12.
Laci Cochran
| 09/15/25 @ Good Hope | 4 |
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Hayden's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Laci Cochran, who had five kills and four aces. With that strong performance, Cochran is now averaging an impressive 2.3 aces per game. Chloe Watts was another key player, getting 11 kills.
Hayden has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-7 record this season. As for Good Hope, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-11.
Hayden has already played their next contest (against Corner), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Good Hope, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Danville on the 16th.
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