Volleyball Preview: Bonneville Bees vs. Hillcrest Knights
Bonneville has gone 10-0 against Hillcrest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bonneville Bees will face off against the Hillcrest Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Bonneville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Idaho Falls, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Bonneville was ranked 20th). Bonneville fell just short of Idaho Falls by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Bees didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-21 in the first set.
Bonneville took Idaho Falls into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest beat Skyline 3-1 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Hillcrest 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 11-25, 25-8, 25-19, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hillcrest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mya Weatherly, who had 13 digs, three kills, and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Weatherly, who had 12 digs and ten kills.
Bonneville's defeat dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Hillcrest, their victory bumped their record up to 11-18.
Everything went Bonneville's way against Hillcrest when the teams last played last Tuesday, as Bonneville made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bonneville since the squad 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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