The Hilmar Yellowjackets will take on the Futures Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hilmar is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Leroy Greene Academy.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-3, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Futures had already won 13 in a row and they went ahead and made it 14 on Tuesday. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Bears.
Futures was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-100), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 8-25, 20-18.
Futures' win came from a few key players Hilmar will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nikka Vinokurov, who had 41 digs and four aces. Vinokurov is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Svetlana Blyshchyk, who had 21 digs, 14 kills, five aces, and one block.
Futures was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Futures' win bumped their record up to 23-2. As for Hilmar, their victory bumped their record up to 21-15.
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