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| 09/30/25 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 10/01/24 - Home | 2-3 L |
| 09/26/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/20/22 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| 09/27/22 - Home | 3-1 W |
| + 3 more games |
Hickman posted their closest win since September 18th on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Smith-Cotton Tigers 3-2. This was payback for the Kewpies, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Hickman got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 18-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-11.
Kaylie Brinkley paced Hickman's offense, picking up 16 kills. Brinkley got some help from Abby Duncan and her 27 assists. Duncan also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Jaiden Moore, each putting up four.
Despite the loss, Smith-Cotton still got an impressive performance from Piper Cantrell, who had 23 digs and one assist. Cantrell has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Hickman pushed their record up to 8-11-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Smith-Cotton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13-3.
Hickman didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Odessa on the 2nd. As for Smith-Cotton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Versailles on the 1st.
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