Hitchcock-Tulare put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders as the Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots made off with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Patriots also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hitchcock-Tulare was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-6, 25-6.
Hitchcock-Tulare was led to victory by Gracyn Bixler and Olivia Knox. Bixler had four aces, while Knox had four aces. Those four aces gave Knox a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Hitchcock-Tulare was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
Hitchcock-Tulare pushed their record up to 20-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Sunshine Bible Academy, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-13.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hitchcock-Tulare is on the road again on Tuesday to play Warner at 7:15 p.m. As for Sunshine Bible Academy, they will face off against Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central on Tuesday.
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