Volleyball Preview: Hillcrest Rams vs. Woodmont Wildcats
After four games on the road, Hillcrest is heading back home. They will welcome the Woodmont Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hillcrest is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Greenville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Red Raiders, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Rams have suffered since October 25, 2023.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Woodmont hadn't done well against Mauldin recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Woodmont put the hurt on Mauldin with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Woodmont never let Mauldin on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-20, 25-22.
Woodmont can attribute much of their success to Elany Santos, who had nine digs.
Hillcrest's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4-1. As for Woodmont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Hillcrest was able to grind out a solid victory over Woodmont in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Hillcrest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Woodmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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