Red Tornadoes
| 10/13/25 vs Newton-Conover | 3-0 |
| 10/09/25 @ Bandys | 3-1 |
| 10/06/25 vs Alexander Central | 3-0 |
| 10/02/25 vs East Lincoln | 3-0 |
| 09/30/25 vs West Iredell | 3-0 |
Hickory had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Newton-Conover Red Devils. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 3-0 win back in September.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hickory took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-14, 25-8.
Hickory can attribute much of their success to Izzy Montgomery, who had seven digs and seven aces. Those seven aces gave Montgomery a new career-high. Emma Pfeifer also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
They weren't the only good servers: Hickory was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Hickory's record is now 28-4. As for Newton-Conover, their loss was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-21.
Coming up, Hickory will take on Bandys at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newton-Conover does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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