Fulton is 1-9 against Boonville since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fulton Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Boonville Pirates at 7:00 p.m.
Fulton lost 3-0 to Hannibal on Tuesday. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.
Despite the loss, Fulton had strong showings from Emily Elias, who had 20 digs, and Bre Knighten, who had ten digs and eight kills. Elias is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Estella Vanschenkhof, who had 18 assists.
Meanwhile, Boonville had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Mexico by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Boonville 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 26-28, 26-24, 25-23, 25-13.
Boonville can attribute much of their success to Addison Johnson, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Johnson has posted in her last nine matches.
Fulton's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Boonville, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-10.
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