Hilmar has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Sonora Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Hilmar earned a 3-1 victory over Escalon.
Hilmar had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-12.
Hilmar had a senior duo take command as Sophie Stivers had 11 digs and Teygan Horstmeier had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Sonora sidestepped Orestimba for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Sonora took Orestimba into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14, 22-25, 21-25, 15-9.
Hilmar has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Sonora, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5.
Hilmar took their win against Sonora in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Hilmar repeat their success, or does Sonora have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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