Hickman has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Blair Oaks Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Hickman didn't have quite enough to beat Rolla and fell 3-2. While the Kewpies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-23 in the first set.
Hickman actually scored more points across those five sets (105-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Blair Oaks came up short against Helias on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blair Oaks was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-15.
Hickman has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14-2 record this season. As for Blair Oaks, their loss dropped their record down to 13-15.
Hickman came out on top in a nail-biter against Blair Oaks when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Hickman repeat their success, or does Blair Oaks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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