Southern Boone has been on the road for 12 straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Fulton Hornets at 7:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Southern Boone didn't have quite enough to beat Mountain Grove and fell 2-1.
Southern Boone started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Fulton can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against New Bloomfield as Fulton made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Hornets have posted since September 10th.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-14, 25-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fulton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Estella Vanschenkhof, who had seven aces and 23 assists. The dominant performance gave Vanschenkhof a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Elias, who had 18 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Fulton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Southern Boone's loss dropped their record down to 9-3-1. As for Fulton, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Southern Boone beat Fulton 2-0 in their previous matchup last Saturday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Elias, who had 23 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southern Boone still be able to contain Elias? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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