The Hill City Rangers will square off against the Wall Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hill City is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 12 games.
Two weeks ago, Hill City sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Rapid City Christian.
Hill City was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 24-26, 18-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Wall didn't have quite enough to beat Philip on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wall wouldn't go down easily and took Philip into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-19, 16-25, 20-25, 15-11.
Wall might have lost, but man, Lucy Moon was a machine: she had 15 digs and eight aces. Moon is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Fallon Ostenson, who had nine digs.
Even though they lost, Wall was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Hill City's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3. As for Wall, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
Hill City took their win against Wall in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hill City since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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