Volleyball Preview: Hickman Kewpies vs. Blair Oaks Falcons
Hickman has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Blair Oaks Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Hickman didn't have quite enough to beat Rolla and fell 3-2. While the Kewpies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-23 in the first set.
Hickman actually scored more points across those five sets (105-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Blair Oaks came up short against Helias on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blair Oaks was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-15.
Hickman has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14-2 record this season. As for Blair Oaks, their loss dropped their record down to 13-15.
Hickman came out on top in a nail-biter against Blair Oaks when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Hickman repeat their success, or does Blair Oaks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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