Hickman County has gone 8-0 against McEwen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hickman County Bulldogs will square off against the McEwen Warriors at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hickman County has three straight wins, McEwen has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Hickman County was able to grind out a solid victory over Houston County, taking the game 3-1.
Hickman County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Maya Buttrey, who had 19 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, McEwen lost 3-0 to Fairview on Monday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-13, 25-16.
Hickman County's win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for McEwen, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went Hickman County's way against McEwen when the teams last played back in September, as Hickman County made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickman County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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