Lady Hornets drop final home, regular season matches

Fulton will be looking to rekindle the success from earlier in season when it begins district play Thursday.

The Lady Hornets are on a six-match losing streak after losing its final home game Monday to Osage (12-25, 16-25, 16-25) and its regular season finale at Warrenton (19-25, 24-26, 13-25).

Monday was Fulton volleyball's Pink Out match when Fulton was looking for its first win against the Lady Indians (8-17-1) since 2015 but were swept in its third consecutive match.

The Lady Hornets were swept a fourth straight time Tuesday at Warrenton (23-9-1), who had already clinched its second consecutive 20-win season and fourth in five seasons, to give the Warriors their third win in a row and 13th win in their previous 15 matches. Fulton played a more competitive brand of volleyball in the first two sets, but Warrenton was able to overcome.

The Class 4 District 8 Tournament's first round in Hannibal will see the Lady Hornets (7-17) yet again taking the floor against Mexico (3-18). Fulton won the previous two matches in four sets for its season opener and swept the Lady Bulldogs in three sets about a month later on Sept. 20.