The Palisades Pumas will challenge the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hickory Ridge is facing Palisades at the wrong time: Palisades suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Blue Eagles, falling 3-0. It was the first time this season that the Pumas let down their fans at home.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Hickory Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Cox Mill on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Hickory Ridge started the match hot and won the firsttwo sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-13, 17-15.
Even though they lost, Hickory Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Palisades' loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-9. As for Hickory Ridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season.
Palisades came out on top in a nail-biter against Hickory Ridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Palisades have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hickory Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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