The Angola Hornets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Carroll Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Angola narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Lake Central 3-2.
Angola wouldn't go down easily and took Lake Central into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 17-25, 25-21, 15-6.
Angola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 25 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Carroll waltzed into their match on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Carroll's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-11, 25-8.
Carroll can attribute much of their success to Sophia Gisslen, who had seven digs and 22 assists. Gisslen is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last 29 games she's played dating back to last season.
Angola's record now sits at 22-3. As for Carroll, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-3.
Angola was able to grind out a solid win over Carroll in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Angola since the squad 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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