After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Tulelake, Hayfork was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Surprise Valley Hornets with a sharp 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Timberjacks also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hayfork was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-13, 25-9.
Hayfork's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sierra Willburn, who had five aces and two kills. That's the most aces Willburn has posted since back in August.
Hayfork was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 32 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
The victory got Hayfork back to even at 5-5. As for Surprise Valley, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hayfork beat Surprise Valley by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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