The Hudson Explorers are headed back to the state semifinals, and they still have not lost a match all season. Hudson blanked Highland 4-0 on Saturday, November 7, in the Division II, Region 7 final, according to the Akron Beacon Journal’s regional final roundup, completing a perfect 20-0 run through the regional tournament.
The win was Hudson’s second shutout of the Hornets this fall. The Explorers also beat Highland 8-0 on October 7 during the regular season, the Beacon Journal reported, and Saturday’s rematch followed the same script — a Hudson side that controlled the match from the start and never let the Hornets back into it.
Highland’s season ends at 13-6-1. The Hornets were just two seasons removed from a state final appearance of their own, and they had reached the regional final as one of the Akron area’s most consistent programs, but they ran into the top-seeded team in the region on the wrong afternoon…