It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hitchcock-Tulare had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Northwestern Area Wildcats by a score of 3-1. The win was familiar territory for the Patriots who have now won seven matchups in a row.
Hitchcock-Tulare 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 15-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-18.
Hitchcock-Tulare was led to victory by Cambree Hoekman and Emmerie Arthurs. Hoekman had 11 digs, while Arthurs had eight digs.
Hitchcock-Tulare pushed their record up to 30-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Northwestern Area, they moved to 31-8 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Hitchcock-Tulare will face off against Herreid/Selby on Tuesday. Northwestern Area does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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