South St. Paul hadn't done well against Hill-Murray recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The South St. Paul Packers came out on top against the Hill-Murray Pioneers by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Packers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
South St. Paul 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 21-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Izzy Ulrick, who had eight digs and six aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
The victory made it two in a row for South St. Paul and bumps their season record up to 16-4. As for Hill-Murray, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which is still a better percentage than their 1-18-1 record this season.
South St. Paul will face off against Red Wing at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Hill-Murray, they will venture away from home to challenge Nova Classical Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hill-Murray is facing Nova Classical Academy at the right time seeing as Nova Classical Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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