Hickman and Rock Bridge are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Hickman Kewpies will head out on the road to face off against the Rock Bridge Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hickman is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Hickman finally turned things around against Eldon on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 24-26, 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Rock Bridge faced Marquette in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Rock Bridge fell just short of Marquette by a score of 3-2.
Rock Bridge was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Marquette work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 26-24, 21-25, 16-25, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Rock Bridge got top-tier performance from Terry Schrock, who had 19 digs and two aces. Schrock is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Hickman's victory bumped their record up to 5-17-3. As for Rock Bridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6.
Hickman came out on top in a nail-biter against Rock Bridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickman since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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