San Mateo lost against Hillsdale back in March of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The San Mateo Bearcats fell just short of the Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS by a score of 3-2. While the Bearcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the FIGHTING KNIGHTS 25-19 in the first set.
San Mateo started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-27, 25-17, 25-23, 15-11.
Grant Greenburg
| 03/12/25 vs Hillsdale | 61 |
| 03/08/25 @ Leland | 35 |
| 03/08/25 vs Summit Shasta | 28 |
| 03/08/25 vs Harker | 24 |
| 03/04/25 @ Leigh | 22 |
When it comes to explaining why San Mateo lost, don't look at Grant Greenburg. Despite the final result, he had six digs and one block. The dominant performance also gave Greenburg a new career-high in assists (61). Maddox Chiang was another key player, getting 19 digs and two aces.
Hillsdale's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joel Hsuing led the charge by getting 14 assists and ten digs. Hudson Yates also deserves some recognition as he had his first blocks of the season.
San Mateo's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Hillsdale, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Looking ahead, San Mateo will venture away from home to square off against Aragon at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The match will give Aragon their first taste of in-conferenceaction this season. As for Hillsdale, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Sequoia at 5:45 p.m. Sequoia will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Hillsdale surely won't give up without a fight.
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