After flying high against E.E. Smith on Wednesday, Hoke County came back down to earth. The Bucks fell 3-1 to the Lumberton Pirates on Thursday. While the Bucks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pirates 25-19 in the first set.
Hoke County started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-11, 25-16, 25-20.

Bucks
08/21/25 @ Lumberton | 1-3 |
08/20/25 vs E.E. Smith | 3-0 |
08/14/25 @ Scotland | 3-2 |
08/13/25 @ South View | 3-0 |
08/12/25 vs Lumberton | 1-3 |
Hoke County moved to 3-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Lumberton, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Hoke County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Seventy-First on the 26th. As for Lumberton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Jack Britt on the 25th.
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