Volleyball Preview: Yulee Hornets vs. Fletcher Senators
Yulee hasn't had much luck against Fletcher recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Yulee Hornets will venture away from home to take on the Fletcher Senators at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Tuesday, Yulee wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Yulee came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 18-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Fletcher's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Tuesday. They fell just short of Mandarin by a score of 3-2. The match marked the Senators' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Fletcher took Mandarin into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-18, 25-15, 17-25, 17-15.
Fletcher might have lost, but man, Addison Hilton was a machine: she had 29 digs. Hilton is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lila Waite, who had five digs and three aces.
Yulee's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Fletcher, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Yulee might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Fletcher when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Yulee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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