Hickory had already won four in a row, and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Statesville Greyhounds as they made off with a 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Red Tornadoes also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hickory took every set by at least 16 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-5, 25-9, 25-9.
Leading Hickory to victory were Ali Rose and Ek Stewart. Rose had 13 digs, while Stewart had two aces and 11 assists. That's the most aces Stewart has posted since back in August.
Hickory was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive matches.
Hickory pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Statesville, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Hickory will head out to square off against East Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Statesville, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Foard at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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