The Hillsdale Academy Colts will venture away from home to challenge the Concord Yellowjackets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hillsdale Academy will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Hillsdale Academy got the win against Litchfield by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Hillsdale Academy's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-7, 25-3.
Hillsdale Academy found their leader in underclassman MalorieKate Apel, who had nine aces. The dominant performance gave Apel a new career-high in aces.
Hillsdale Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Concord made easy work of Stockbridge on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellowjackets.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-7.
Hillsdale Academy's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Concord, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Hillsdale Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Concord struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hillsdale Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Concord in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. Will Hillsdale Academy repeat their success, or does Concord have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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