The Oak Grove Grizzlies will square off against the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Oak Grove sitting on 18 straight wins and Hickory on nine.
Oak Grove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against West Henderson by a score of 3-1.
The victory didn't come easy: West Henderson scored at least 21 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-22, 20-25, 26-24.
Emma High
| 10/23/25 vs West Henderson | 15 |
| 09/22/25 vs North Davidson | 13 |
| 09/04/25 vs Southwestern Randolph | 13 |
| 08/11/25 @ Randleman | 12 |
| 09/27/25 vs West Davidson | 8 |
Oak Grove's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Chloe Smith, who had 38 digs and two aces, and Emma High, who had 15 digs and one assist. Those 15 digs gave High a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Hickory got the win against South Point on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Hickory walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-11, 25-18.
Oak Grove's victory bumped their record up to 23-3. As for Hickory, their win bumped their record up to 32-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Oak Grove has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Hickory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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