Hurricane was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Huntington Highlanders by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Redskins of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Hurricane started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Even though they lost, Hurricane was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matches.
Hurricane's defeat dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Huntington, they moved to 7-10-1 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Russell the next time they take the court. Hurricane will head out to face Russell at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Huntington will play them later in the day, at 5:30 p.m.
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