The R-S Central Hilltoppers will head out to square off against the West Caldwell Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. R-S Central will be strutting in after a victory while West Caldwell will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, R-S Central made easy work of Hibriten and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hilltoppers.
While R-S Central might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Hibriten scored at least 20 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 25-20.
Abby Austin
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R-S Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Abby Austin out in front who had six aces and five digs. The dominant performance also gave Austin a new career-high in assists (two). Another player making a difference was Olivia Harris, who had six digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, West Caldwell came up short against Draughn on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
West Caldwell was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-22, 25-17.
West Caldwell's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for R-S Central, their win bumped their record up to 13-10.
R-S Central beat West Caldwell 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hilltoppers since the squad 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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