If Fulton was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Marshall last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fulton Hornets fell just short of the Kirksville Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hornets of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Fulton took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-15, 23-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Fulton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emily Elias, who had 49 digs. Elias is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hallie Howard, who had 23 digs and 17 kills.
Kirksville was led to victory by Sydney Cochran and Cambria Hart. Cochran had four digs and two aces, while Hart had 40 digs and four aces.
Fulton has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. As for Kirksville, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-12.
Fulton will welcome Linn at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Kirksville, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withCentralia at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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