After both having extra time off, the Jordan Beetdiggers and the Hillcrest Huskies will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jordan is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since September 26, 2023 on Thursday. Everything went their way against Park City as Jordan made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Beetdiggers.
One reason for the win was Jordan's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 25-9.
Stansbury typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Hillcrest proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Stallions.
Hillcrest had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-21.
Hillcrest can attribute much of their success to Jane Thomas, who had five digs and two aces, and Imani Flores, who had six digs.
They weren't the only good server: Hillcrest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Jordan's record now sits at 7-17. As for Hillcrest, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Jordan suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hillcrest in their previous meeting back in September. Can Jordan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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