After both having extra time off, the Xavier Hawks and the Ashwaubenon Jaguars will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Xavier will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Tuesday, Xavier got the win against New London by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Xavier took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-10, 25-10.
Sydney Neilitz was nothing short of spectacular: she had three aces and 31 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Hackl, who had seven digs and two aces.
Xavier couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 53.6% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Ashwaubenon came up short against Bay Port on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-10, 25-14.
Xavier has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-15 record this season. As for Ashwaubenon, their loss dropped their record down to 8-19.
Xavier was able to grind out a solid win over Ashwaubenon in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Does Xavier have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ashwaubenon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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