The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls will head out on the road to take on the Palisades Pumas at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Hickory Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Cox Mill and fell 3-2.
Hickory Ridge started the match hot and won the firsttwo sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-13, 17-15.
Even though they lost, Hickory Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Palisades entered their match against Clover on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Palisades came up short against Clover, falling 3-0. It was the first time this season that the Pumas let down their fans at home.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-18, 25-19.
Hickory Ridge has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for Palisades, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-9.
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