Cassville is 1-6 against Hillcrest since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cassville Wildcats will host the Hillcrest Hornets at 7:00 p.m.
Cassville came up short against Pleasant Hope on Monday, falling 3-0. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-19, 25-23.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Hillcrest sidestepped Willard for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Hillcrest who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 12-25, 25-20, 14-25, 15-13.
Hillcrest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Cassville now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Hillcrest, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Cassville came out on top in a nail-biter against Hillcrest in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Cassville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hillcrest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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