Etowah and Hillgrove squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Etowah had to settle for second. They lost 3-0 to the Hawks. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
While Etowah ultimately came up short, they really made Hillgrove work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-12, 25-22.
Elizabeth Chirello paced Etowah's offense, picking up 11 kills. Chirello got some help from Kayla Harman and her 15 assists.
Hillgrove was led to victory by Nasreen Zelaya-Salimi and Josalyn Bettis. Zelaya-Salimi had 12 digs and three aces, while Bettis had seven digs and six assists. That's the most aces Zelaya-Salimi has posted since back in September.
Etowah's defeat dropped their record down to 20-11. As for Hillgrove, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-18 record this season.
Etowah does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hillgrove, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against East Coweta on the 18th.
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