Hawthorne has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Palatka Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Tuesday, Hawthorne came up short against Saint Francis Catholic and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-19, 20-25, 25-23, 25-16.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Palatka faced off against Taylor on Wednesday. Palatka came out on top against Taylor by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 22-25, 25-21, 25-19.
Hannah Faulkner had a dynamite game for Palatka, getting 28 digs. Faulkner is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Palatka was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Hawthorne's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Palatka, their record now sits at 12-9.
Hawthorne suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Palatka when the teams last played last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Faulkner, who had 17 digs and three aces. Now that Hawthorne knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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