Hillcrest and Rigby met for a duel on Saturday where Hillcrest couldn't get it done. The Hillcrest Knights fell 2-0 to the Rigby Trojans. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
While Hillcrest was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ali Maddox, who had 15 digs. Maddox has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mylee Sapp, who had ten digs.
Leading Rigby to victory were Emmie Curtis and Iris Wells. Curtis had 11 digs, while Wells had two aces. That's the most aces Wells has posted since back in August.
Hillcrest's defeat dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Rigby, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Hillcrest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Bonneville on the 1st. Rigby has also already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Burley on the 28th.
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