Hickory has gone 9-1 against Grassfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Hickory Hawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Grassfield Grizzlies at 5:30 p.m. Hickory is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, everything went Hickory's way against Oscar Smith as Hickory made off with a 3-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Grassfield entered their tilt with Great Bridge on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 3-2.
Grassfield was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-101), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-23, 16-25, 20-25, 15-7.
Grassfield can attribute much of their success to Kamryn Park, who had four digs and four aces, and Benisa Moore, who had 14 kills and nine digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Moore now had six or more in the last eight games she's played.
Grassfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive games.
Hickory has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Grassfield, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Hickory was able to grind out a solid victory over Grassfield in their previous matchup back in August, winning 3-1. Will Hickory repeat their success, or does Grassfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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