Hickory Ridge is 7-0 against A.L. Brown since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls will be playing in front of their home fans against the A.L. Brown Wonders at 6:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hickory Ridge is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since August 21st on Tuesday. They blew past West Cabarrus 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ragin' Bulls.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, A.L. Brown got the win against Carolina International on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: A.L. Brown took every set by at least nine points. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15, 25-11.
A.L. Brown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Hickory Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for A.L. Brown, their victory ended a 14-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Hickory Ridge has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.2 aces per game. However, it's not like A.L. Brown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hickory Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over A.L. Brown in their previous matchup back in August, winning 3-1. Does Hickory Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will A.L. Brown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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