If Hoggard was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of West Brunswick on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hoggard Vikings fell just short of the D.H. Conley Vikings by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for Hoggard in their matchups with D.H. Conley: they've now lost three in a row.
Hoggard actually scored more points across those five sets (101-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 16-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Hoggard saw an underclassman step up: Lydia Maughan had 11 digs.
Even though they lost, Hoggard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
D.H. Conley was led to victory by Faith Mitchum and Britni Silver. Mitchum had five aces and four digs, while Silver had 28 kills, 11 digs, and 11 digs. Silver is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 29 games she's played dating back to last season.
The defeat snapped Hoggard's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 14-5 record. As for D.H. Conley, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 16-0.
Hoggard will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Laney at 6:00 p.m. As for D.H. Conley, they will venture away from home to take on Havelock at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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