It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hilltop can now relate to. They came up short against the New Knoxville Rangers on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Cadets' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Hilltop was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made New Knoxville work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 26-24, 25-17.
Libbie Baker paced Hilltop's offense, picking up 13 kills. Baker got some help from
Eleana Vanarsdalen and her 11 assists. Finally,
Brynn Rodriguez kept Hilltop's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Paige Webb was a one-man wrecking crew for New Knoxville as she had 22 digs.
Hilltop's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-4. As for New Knoxville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Hilltop does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Knoxville, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Calvert at 2:00 p.m. Calvert will roll in looking for their 26th straight victory, something New Knoxville surely won't give up without a fight.
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