Hillcrest and Blackfoot are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2021, but not for long. The Hillcrest Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Blackfoot Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillcrest is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Hillcrest will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Bonneville, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Hillcrest walked away with a 3-1 victory over Bonneville on Thursday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16, 23-25, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Natalie Petty, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight games.
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 six aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Blackfoot hadn't done well against Idaho Falls recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Blackfoot came out on top against Idaho Falls by a score of 3-1.
Blackfoot was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 10-25, 28-26.
Hillcrest's win bumped their record up to 12-18. As for Blackfoot, they pushed their record up to 16-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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