Hicksville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Fairview Apaches at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Hicksville lost 3-0 to Edgerton on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Aces in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-19.
Hicksville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Evy McAlexander, who had 13 digs, and Elise Baldwin, who had 13 digs, five kills, and a block. Baldwin is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 18 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Fairview beat Wayne Trace 3-1 on Tuesday.
Fairview had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-12, 25-19, 25-11.
Fairview found their leader in underclassman Liberty Vogelsong, who had 15 digs and three aces. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Vogelsong.
Hicksville's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Fairview, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Hicksville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Fairview when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Hicksville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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