Hinkley won the last time they faced Alameda, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Hinkley Thunder narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Alameda Pirates 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunder.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (101-100) Hinkley actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 18-25, 25-18, 15-13.
Hinkley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Alameda, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-8 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hinkley is on the road again on Thursday to play Denver South at 6:30 p.m. Denver South is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so Hinkley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Alameda, they will take on The Pinnacle at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Alameda is facing The Pinnacle at the right time seeing as The Pinnacle is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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