After flying high against East Lincoln last Thursday, North Lincoln came back down to earth. The North Lincoln Knights lost 3-0 to the Hickory Red Tornadoes on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Red Tornadoes: they've now lost nine in a row.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Hickory scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-17.
Despite the loss, North Lincoln still got an impressive performance from Taylor Lusk, who had 11 digs and ten assists.
Hickory can attribute much of their success to Ali Rose, who had 18 digs.
The loss snapped North Lincoln's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-6 record. As for Hickory, their victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
North Lincoln didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against North Iredell on the 9th. As for Hickory, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against St. Stephens on the 9th.
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