Hillcrest hasn't had much luck against Oak Lawn recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Hillcrest Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Oak Lawn Spartans at 4:30 p.m.
Hillcrest is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to Shepard.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Oak Lawn sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Shepard on Tuesday.
Oak Lawn had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 26-24, 25-12.
Oak Lawn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last four matchups.
Hillcrest's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Oak Lawn, their record now sits at 17-2.
Hillcrest came up short against Oak Lawn when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Hillcrest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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