Hoover has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Hudson Explorers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Two weeks ago, Hoover came up short against Marlington and fell 3-1. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Dukes recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
While Hoover ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 19-25, 25-22.
Even though they lost, Hoover was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hudson had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Hoover's loss dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Hudson, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Hoover has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Hudson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hoover came up short against Hudson in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hudson's Sophie Scharville, who had 28 digs. Now that Hoover knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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