Hubbard cooled the jets of a hot Avalon volleyball team that entered the playoffs on an 8-1 run, with a three-set sweep to oust the Lady Eagles. The Jaguars took the allimportant first set, a draining 25-23, thriller.
HC Tony Hernandez and Avalon wrapped up their 2021 campaign with a 14-9 mark when they couldn’t sustain enough scoring runs and dropped 25-16 and 25-14 sets to complete the Area Round match at Hillsboro. Both teams had a bye in the Bi-District round.
Hubbard, now 20-8, advances to play the winner between Bynum (14- 10) and Dodd City (14-19).