Hilmar is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Fresno Christian is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hilmar Yellowjackets will host the Fresno Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Hilmar is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Bullard by a score of 3-1.
Hilmar had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-20, 25-20, 26-24.
Hilmar had a senior duo take command as Teygan Horstmeier had 16 digs and Sophie Stivers had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Stivers has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Fresno Christian had just enough and edged Summit Shasta out 3-2 on Thursday.
Fresno Christian took Summit Shasta into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-17, 25-18, 24-26, 15-13.
Fresno Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 21 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 39-13 record this season. As for Hilmar, their record is now 28-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Hilmar has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Fresno Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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