Hillcrest lost against Bolivar back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Hillcrest Hornets fell just short of the Bolivar Liberators by a score of 3-2. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hillcrest actually scored more points across those five sets (99-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-21, 25-16, 13-25, 15-12.
Even though they lost, Hillcrest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Anna Vaughn went supernova for Bolivar, getting 29 digs. With that strong performance, Vaughn is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Hillcrest now has a losing record at 5-6-3. As for Bolivar, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10-1 record this season.
Hillcrest will challenge Riverton at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Riverton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each game than the last. As for Bolivar, they will square off against Jefferson City at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bolivar will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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