Volleyball Recap: Hailey Gibbons Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Hoke County

By Team Reports Sep 15, 2024, 10:44am

Volleyball Recap: Pinecrest Patriots vs. Hoke County Bucks

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Pinecrest won the last time they faced Hoke County, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Pinecrest Patriots came out on top against the Hoke County Bucks by a score of 3-1.

Pinecrest was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 18-25, 25-18, 25-11, 25-16.

Pinecrest got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hailey Gibbons out in front who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gibbons has posted since back in October of 2023. Kianna Hall-Wickham was another key player, getting five digs and three aces.

She wasn't the only good server: Pinecrest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hoke County only served eight.

Pinecrest is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Hoke County, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3.

Pinecrest will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Union Pines at 6:15 p.m. As for Hoke County, they will face off against Red Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.

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