The Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots and the Gayville-Volin Raiders are set to duel on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hitchcock-Tulare comes in on eight and Gayville-Volin on 11.
Hitchcock-Tulare is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Herreid/Selby.
While Hitchcock-Tulare won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-21.
Hitchcock-Tulare's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cambree Hoekman, who had 21 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracyn Bixler, who had four digs and 15 assists.
Meanwhile, Gayville-Volin narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Wolsey-Wessington 3-2.
Gayville-Volin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-27, 27-25, 25-20, 21-19.
Hitchcock-Tulare's victory bumped their record up to 31-2. As for Gayville-Volin, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 34-4 record this season.
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