The Hillcrest Hornets will face off against the West Plains Zizzers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Hillcrest lost 3-0 to Logan-Rogersville on Tuesday.
While Hillcrest ultimately came up short, they really made Logan-Rogersville work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-13.
Meanwhile, West Plains entered their game against Marshfield on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Plains lost 3-0 to Marshfield. It was the first time this season that the Zizzers let down their fans at home.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Marshfield scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-17.
Hillcrest dropped their record down to 6-11-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for West Plains, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-6.
Hillcrest suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to West Plains in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Hillcrest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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