The Hillcrest Trojans will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Rancho Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Hillcrest can't be too worried about heading out to take on Rancho Christian: they just beat Poly at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Hillcrest had just enough and edged Poly out 3-2 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Rancho Christian came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Wildcats.
Rancho Christian took Paloma Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 22-25, 17-25, 25-14, 17-15.
Among those leading the charge was Aubrey Tobias, who had eight digs, a kill, and a kill. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 36 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Rancho Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 12.2.
Hillcrest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Rancho Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 16-4.
Hillcrest came out on top in a nail-biter against Rancho Christian in their previous matchup on September 12th, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hillcrest since the team 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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