Hillcrest is 0-3 against Paloma Valley since September of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Hillcrest Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Paloma Valley Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Hillcrest will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Hillcrest narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Rancho Christian 3-2.
Poly typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Paloma Valley proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Wildcats who have now won five matchups in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-22, 30-28.
Paloma Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive games.
Hillcrest's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Paloma Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Hillcrest suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Paloma Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. Can Hillcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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