Foard has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the St. Stephens Indians at 6:00 p.m.
Foard lost 3-0 to Hickory on Wednesday. The Tigers have struggled against the Red Tornadoes recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
While Foard was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Hickory's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 25-23.
Meanwhile, St. Stephens got the win against Statesville on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant St. Stephens was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Stephens to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kennedy Blevins, who had five digs and 26 assists. Blevins is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 13 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Escamilla, who had seven digs and four aces.
St. Stephens couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in three consecutive games.
Foard's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for St. Stephens, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-7.
Foard came up short against St. Stephens in their previous meeting on September 5th, falling 3-1. Will Foard have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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