Volleyball Preview: McEwen Warriors vs. East Hickman County Eagles
McEwen is 1-7 against East Hickman County since August of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The McEwen Warriors are on the road again to play the East Hickman County Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Saturday, McEwen came up short against West Creek and fell 2-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-19.
Meanwhile, East Hickman County also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Houston County by a score of 3-1.
East Hickman County might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Houston County: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 26-24, 30-32, 26-24.
East Hickman County might have lost, but man, Delaney Tidwell was a machine: she had 17 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Tidwell has posted since back in August.
McEwen's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for East Hickman County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Everything went McEwen's way against East Hickman County in their previous matchup back in August as McEwen made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for McEwen since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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