Darlington is 2-8 against Hartsville since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Darlington Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Hartsville Red Foxes at 7:00 p.m.
Darlington is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering South Florence just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Bruins.
After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 25-11, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Hartsville came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 3-0 victory. While the Red Foxes didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hartsville took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-11, 25-17.
Hartsville can attribute much of their success to Ava Wilcox, who had 11 digs and two aces. Wilcox is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Hartsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 17.6.
Darlington's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Hartsville, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Darlington's way against Hartsville in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 as Darlington made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Darlington since the team 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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