After flying high against Wayne School of Engineering on Wednesday, Hoke County came back down to earth. The Bucks came up short against the Freedom Christian Academy Patriots on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Bucks were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Patriots earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
Hoke County took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-19.
Savion Kinston paced Hoke County's offense, picking up six kills. Kinston got some help from Aaron Sanders and his eight assists.
Freedom Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Jake Lawson, who had 20 assists and 12 digs. Those 20 assists set a new season-high mark for Lawson. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew McBroom, who had 12 digs.
Hoke County's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8. As for Freedom Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Hoke County and Fayetteville Academy will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 5:15 p.m. on the 30th. As for Freedom Christian Academy, they will challenge Village Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on May 2.
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