Holly Springs and Apex are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2020, but not for long. The Holly Springs Golden Hawks will square off against the Apex Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holly Springs is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Holly Springs beat Panther Creek 3-1.
Holly Springs had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Apex came up short against Green Hope on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Apex was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Green Hope work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 21-25, 25-20, 27-25.
Even though they lost, Apex was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Holly Springs' victory bumped their record up to 16-5. As for Apex, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-6.
Holly Springs might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Apex when the teams last played back in September. Can Holly Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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