The New Richmond Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Hudson Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games New Richmond has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, New Richmond didn't have quite enough to beat Barron and fell 2-1. The Tigers have struggled against the Golden Bears recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, New Richmond sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-16, 24-26, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Hudson hadn't done well against Chippewa Falls recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Hudson came out on top against Chippewa Falls by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Hudson was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 21-25, 25-19.
Hudson can attribute much of their success to Paige Prasnicki, who had eight digs and 15 assists, and Kaitlyn Drost, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Drost has posted in her last nine games.
New Richmond's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-11. As for Hudson, they pushed their record up to 28-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: New Richmond has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Hudson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Richmond might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Hudson in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can New Richmond avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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