Volleyball Recap: Hickory Beats Foard for Their Eighth Straight Victory

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2025, 9:12am

Volleyball Recap: Hickory Red Tornadoes vs. Foard Tigers

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09/18/25 @ Foard3-0
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09/10/25 vs North Iredell3-0
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Hickory came tearing into Thursday's game with seven straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Foard Tigers 3-0. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-0 back in August.

While Hickory won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-6.

Emmi Gambill paced Hickory's offense, picking up 16 kills. Gambill got some help from Ryan Hines and her 26 assists. Gambill was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.

Hickory's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Foard, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.

Hickory has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory against West Henderson on the 19th. As for Foard, they will be playing at home against Maiden at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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