The Greenhill Hornets will head out to square off against the St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Greenhill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Trinity Valley, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Greenhill was ranked seventh). Greenhill fell just short of Trinity Valley by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Hornets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trojans 25-13 in the first set.
Greenhill couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Trinity Valley a tough time in the second set. The final score came out to 13-25, 33-35, 25-13, 25-23, 20-18.
Meanwhile, St. Stephen's Episcopal came tearing into Tuesday's match with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Highlanders.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-13, 25-14.
St. Stephen's Episcopal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matchups.
This is the second loss in a row for Greenhill and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for St. Stephen's Episcopal, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
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