Pinecrest is 10-0 against Hoke County since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pinecrest Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hoke County Bucks at 6:00 p.m. Pinecrest is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Last Thursday, Pinecrest narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Scotland 3-2.
Pinecrest wouldn't go down easily and took Scotland into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-14, 25-7, 23-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Hoke County's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Union Pines. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bucks have suffered since September 10th.
Hoke County was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 25-20.
Pinecrest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Hoke County, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4.
Pinecrest was able to grind out a solid victory over Hoke County when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Will Pinecrest repeat their success, or does Hoke County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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