South Pasadena extended their postseason success on Saturday against Hilmar. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Hilmar Yellowjackets 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
South Pasadena had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 24-26, 25-14, 25-16, 15-8.
South Pasadena found their leader in sophomore Ella Garner, who had 28 digs and 12 assists. Garner has been hot for a while, having posted 11 or more digs the last 14 times she's played.
When it comes to explaining why Hilmar lost, don't look at Teygan Horstmeier. Despite the final result, she had 22 digs.
South Pasadena is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-16 record this season. As for Hilmar, they moved to 30-10 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
As of now, neither South Pasadena nor Hilmar have any future games scheduled.
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