After flying high against Laney last Thursday, Hoggard came back down to earth. The Hoggard Vikings came up short against the Topsail Pirates on Tuesday, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Vikings haven't been shut out since back in August.
Hoggard was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-22, 25-19.
Topsail got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ryan Lambert out in front who had 17 kills, eight digs, and five aces. That's the most aces Lambert has posted in her last eight matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Nya Coury, who had 11 kills, 11 digs, and three aces.
Hoggard's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Topsail, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-1.
Hoggard didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against North Brunswick on the 2nd. Topsail has also already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Coastal Christian on the 2nd.
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