Volleyball Preview: Hickory Red Tornadoes vs. North Lincoln Knights
Hickory is 7-0 against North Lincoln since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will host the North Lincoln Knights at 6:00 p.m. Hickory will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Hickory will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Watauga, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Hickory was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Watauga on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 25-18.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, North Lincoln's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of East Lincoln by a score of 3-2.
North Lincoln actually scored more points across those five sets (105-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 16-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Hickory's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for North Lincoln, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2.
Hickory came out on top in a nail-biter against North Lincoln when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Hickory repeat their success, or does North Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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