The Hubbard Eagles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Salem Quakers at 6:00 p.m. Salem took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hubbard, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Hubbard sidestepped West Branch for a 3-2 win.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Hubbard got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-17, 19-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Salem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Girard, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-15, 25-14.
Hubbard pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Hubbard was able to grind out a solid win over Salem when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hubbard 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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