Volleyball Preview: Rancho Christian Eagles vs. Hillcrest Trojans
The Rancho Christian Eagles will face off against the Hillcrest Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rancho Christian will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, Rancho Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Paloma Valley 3-2.
Rancho Christian was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 22-25, 17-25, 25-14, 17-15.
Among those leading the charge was Aubrey Tobias, who had eight digs, a kill, and a kill. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 36 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Rancho Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 12.2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Hillcrest sidestepped Poly for a 3-2 victory.
Rancho Christian's win bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Hillcrest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
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