Idaho Falls faced Hillcrest in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Tigers fell just short of the Knights by a score of 3-2. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Idaho Falls took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-21, 21-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-13.
Leah Thomas paced Idaho Falls' offense, picking up 18 kills. Thomas got some help from Paisley Sobieski and her 46 assists. Finally, Brittni Livingston kept Idaho Falls' defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Hillcrest was led to victory by Ali Maddux and Natalie Petty. Maddux had 16 digs and three assists, while Petty had four digs and two aces. The dominant performance also gave Petty a new career-high in assists (25). Mya Weatherly also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Tigers
| 09/16/25 vs Hillcrest | 2-3 |
| 09/10/25 vs Skyline | 3-0 |
| 09/04/25 @ Pocatello | 3-2 |
| 09/04/25 vs Highland | 3-1 |
| 08/28/25 vs Madison | 0-3 |
With the loss, Idaho Falls broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-4. As for Hillcrest, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Idaho Falls has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Bonneville on the 18th. As for Hillcrest, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Skyline on the 18th.
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