Hillcrest and Decatur met for a duel on Monday where Hillcrest couldn't get it done. The Hillcrest Patriots fell just short of the Decatur Red Raiders by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Red Raiders: they've now lost three in a row.
Hillcrest started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-13, 15-13.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Decatur, the win got them back to even at 14-14.
Hillcrest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Sipsey Valley on the 1st. Decatur has also already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Muscle Shoals on the 1st.
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