It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hillsboro had no problem doing just that on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Drayton/Valley-Edinburg Titans out 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Burros also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Hillsboro was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-106), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 16-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Carsi Hatlestad paced Hillsboro's offense, picking up 22 kills. Hatlestad got some help from
Megan Ensign and her 43 assists.
Kennedy Olsen controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Hillsboro's victory bumped their record up to 21-7-3. As for Drayton/Valley-Edinburg, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-10.
Hillsboro will take on Grafton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grafton will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Hillsboro surely won't give up without a fight. Drayton/Valley-Edinburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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