Volleyball Preview: Hilmar Yellowjackets vs. Sonora Wildcats
The Hilmar Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the Sonora Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Hilmar sitting on five straight victories and Sonora on seven.
Last Thursday, Hilmar was able to grind out a solid win over Escalon, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17, 13-25, 25-12.
Teygan Horstmeier and Sophie Stivers were among the main playmakers for Hilmar as the former had 20 digs and the latter had seven digs. With that strong performance, Horstmeier is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Hilmar was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Sonora's way against Orestimba on Thursday as Sonora made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Sonora was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-16, 25-11.
Hilmar's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Sonora, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Hilmar beat Sonora 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2018. Will Hilmar repeat their success, or does Sonora have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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