If Hallsville was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Texas last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hallsville Bobcats fell just short of the Pleasant Grove Hawks by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Bobcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hawks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2018.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Hallsville sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-27, 25-21, 25-27, 15-7.
Even though they lost, Hallsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive contests.
Hallsville's loss dropped their record down to 24-15. As for Pleasant Grove, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 32-9.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Hallsville will take on Lovejoy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lovejoy will roll in looking for their 18th straight win, something Hallsville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pleasant Grove, they will square off against Farmersville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasant Grove is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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