Fulton hasn't had much luck against Southern Boone recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Fulton Hornets are taking a road trip to face off against the Southern Boone Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Fulton will be strutting in after a win while Southern Boone will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Fulton finally turned things around against New Bloomfield on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Hornets have posted since September 10th.
The final score came out to 25-6, 25-14, 25-18.
Fulton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Estella Vanschenkhof led the charge by getting seven aces and 23 assists. The dominant performance gave Vanschenkhof a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Elias, who had 18 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Fulton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Southern Boone didn't have quite enough to beat Mountain Grove on Saturday and fell 2-1.
Southern Boone started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-23, 25-14.
The win got Fulton back to even at 8-8. As for Southern Boone, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3-1.
Fulton came up short against Southern Boone in their previous matchup last Saturday, falling 2-0. Can Fulton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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