Hudson won the last time they faced Nordonia, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Hudson Explorers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Nordonia Knights 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Explorers.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Hudson got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-11.
Sophie Scharville had an outrageously good game as she had 31 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Hudson 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 13 consecutive contests.
Addi Lefeld and Aleithia Wilson certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Lefeld had 12 kills and seven aces, while Wilson had 18 kills and four digs. The dominant performance gave Lefeld a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Palinkas, who had five digs and 30 assists.
Hudson's record is now 8-11. As for Nordonia, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
Hudson will face off against North Royalton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Nordonia, they will take on Stow-Munroe Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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