Hillcrest faced Bonneville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Knights had just enough and edged out the Bees 3-2. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Bees walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 24-26, 27-25, 24-26, 17-15.
Ali Maddux
| 09/30/25 vs Bonneville | 21 |
| 09/25/25 @ Blackfoot | 34 |
| 09/23/25 @ Shelley | 32 |
| 09/20/25 vs Madison | 11 |
| 09/20/25 @ Thunder Ridge | 15 |
| 09/20/25 vs Bear Lake | 14 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hillcrest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ali Maddux, who had 21 digs and three assists. Maddux is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last six games she's played. Alexa Weatherly also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Hillcrest was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Allie Hall and Shayla Belnap certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Hall had 13 digs and one assist, while Belnap had 28 kills and 17 digs.
Hillcrest's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4. As for Bonneville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-7 record this season.
Hillcrest wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Shelley on the 2nd. Bonneville has also already played their next contest (against Blackfoot), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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