On Tuesday, Hudsonville faced Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hudsonville Eagles won by a set and slipped past the Christian Eagles 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hudsonville.
Hudsonville was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-12.
Leading Hudsonville to victory were Lexi Armstrong and Jaclyn Keppel. Armstrong had 31 digs, while Keppel had eight digs and five aces. Armstrong is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 21 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Price, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Price wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Hudsonville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Hudsonville pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hudsonville will welcome East Kentwood at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Christian, they will take on Ottawa Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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