On Monday Hanford will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Mission Oak Hawks at 6:30 p.m. Hanford will be strutting in after a victory while Mission Oak will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Hanford made easy work of Tulare Western and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Hanford won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Mission Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Tulare Western by a score of 3-2.
Mission Oak wouldn't go down easily and took Tulare Western into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 24-26, 15-13.
Mission Oak's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kylie Mendes, who had 25 digs, and Ava Buchanan, who had 11 digs.
Hanford's victory bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Mission Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Hanford was able to grind out a solid win over Mission Oak in their previous meeting on October 3rd, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mission Oak's Jadyn Albright, who had 19 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hanford still be able to contain Albright? There's only one way to find out.
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