Thunder Ridge lost against Hillcrest back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Titans fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-1.
The 2-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Thunder Ridge had strong showings from Reese Hone, who had 24 digs and three assists, and Avery Kunz, who had seven digs and two aces.
Hillcrest had a senior duo take command as Natalie Petty had six digs and three aces and Ali Maddux had 15 digs and one assist.
Thunder Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Hillcrest, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
Coming up, Thunder Ridge will take on Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Titans are facing the Rams at the right time seeing as the Rams are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Hillcrest, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Madison on the 20th.
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