The White Plains Wildcats will face off against the Hokes Bluff Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. White Plains will be strutting in after a victory while Hokes Bluff will be coming in after a loss.
White Plains took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Monday. They came out on top against Cherokee County by a score of 3-1.
White Plains had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Hokes Bluff was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Sand Rock.
While Hokes Bluff was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Sand Rock's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-14, 25-23.
White Plains has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-16 record this season. As for Hokes Bluff, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
White Plains came out on top in a nail-biter against Hokes Bluff in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Will White Plains repeat their success, or does Hokes Bluff have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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