On Friday, Hoover faced Hazel Green in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hoover Buccaneers narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hazel Green Trojans 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Buccaneers also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2022.
Hoover had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-15, 15-11.
Hoover's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sydney Durban, who had 15 digs. Durban is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Jenkins, who had eight digs and 16 assists.
Hoover is on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season. As for Hazel Green, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 32-7 record.
Hoover wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Mortimer Jordan on the 4th. Hazel Green has also already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Bayside Academy on the 5th.
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