The home team had won the previous four meetings between Hitchcock and Hempstead, and Hempstead kept the tradition alive. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Bulldogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bobcats earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Hitchcock actually scored more points across those five sets (106-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-22, 20-25, 18-25, 15-9.
Evelyn Grimaldo was nothing short of spectacular for Hempstead: she had 22 digs and one assist. Those 22 digs gave Grimaldo a new career-high. Daniela Vega also deserves some recognition as she had her first kills of the season.
Hitchcock's defeat was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-20. As for Hempstead, they moved to 6-16 with that victory, which also ended their eight-match losing streak.
Hitchcock has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Boling on the 14th. As for Hempstead, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Brazos on the 14th.
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