Hilmar waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Escalon Cougars by a score of 3-1. For the Yellowjackets, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-17, 13-25, 25-12.
Leading Hilmar to victory were Teygan Horstmeier and Sophie Stivers. Horstmeier had 20 digs, while Stivers had seven digs. With that strong performance, Horstmeier is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Hilmar was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Hilmar pushed their record up to 13-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Escalon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Hilmar will challenge Sonora at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sonora will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Hilmar surely won't give up without a fight. As for Escalon, they will host El Capitan at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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