Newton-Conover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Hickory Red Tornadoes, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Red Tornadoes this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-0 loss back in September.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-14, 25-8.
Hickory can attribute much of their success to Izzy Montgomery, who had seven digs and seven aces. Those seven aces gave Montgomery a new career-high. Emma Pfeifer also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Newton-Conover's defeat dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Hickory, they pushed their record up to 28-4 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
Newton-Conover does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hickory, they will challenge Bandys at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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