After both having extra time off, the Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors and the Angola Hornets will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hammond Bishop Noll comes in on 12 and Angola on seven.
Hammond Bishop Noll is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Illiana Christian as Hammond Bishop Noll made off with a 3-0 victory.
Hammond Bishop Noll's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Illiana Christian between 19 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Addison Clark, who had eight digs.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Angola sidestepped West Lafayette for a 3-2 win.
Angola took West Lafayette into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-18, 25-12, 22-25, 15-11.
Angola relied on the efforts of Anna Mcclure, who had 15 digs, and Aspen Sutton, who had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces Sutton has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Mady Conrad, who had 11 digs.
Angola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Hammond Bishop Noll's victory bumped their record up to 33-3. As for Angola, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Hammond Bishop Noll has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Angola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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