The Hickory Hornets will head out to take on the Grove City Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Hickory will head out to face Grove City after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Hickory fell 3-1 to Franklin. The Hornets' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The final score came out to 25-15, 14-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Grove City entered their tilt with Oil City on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Oilers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Grove City took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-15, 25-12.
Grove City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Hickory's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Grove City, their win bumped their record up to 10-2-1.
Hickory suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Grove City when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Hickory avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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