Hickory waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They came out on top against the Grassfield Grizzlies by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Hawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Hickory had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-12.
Despite the loss, Grassfield still got an impressive performance from Melanie Vasconcellos, who had 14 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Vasconcellos has posted since October 1st.
Hickory's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for Grassfield, they moved to 13-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Hickory nor Grassfield have any future games scheduled.
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