The Hillcrest Huskies will face off against the Tooele Buffaloes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Hillcrest came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Park City, falling 3-0. The Huskies have struggled against the Miners recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Hillcrest was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Park City work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-16, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Tooele was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cottonwood.
While Tooele ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 25-19, 25-18.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Tooele, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Hillcrest was able to grind out a solid victory over Tooele when the teams last played on April 1st, winning 3-1. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Buffaloes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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