After flying high against Senatobia on Thursday, Hickory Flat came back down to earth. The Rebels took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wheeler Eagles on Friday. The Rebels were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-15, 18-25, 25-16.
Hickory Flat's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-18-1. As for Wheeler, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
While Hickory Flat had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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