The Hickman Kewpies will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Hillsboro Hawks at 9:20 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Hickman didn't have quite enough to beat Rolla and fell 3-2. While the Kewpies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-23 in the first set.
Hickman started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Marquette.
Hillsboro was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Marquette work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 18-25, 26-24.
Hickman has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14-2 record this season. As for Hillsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7-2.
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