Hilmar had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top against the Whitney Wildcats by a score of 2-0. This was payback for the Yellowjackets, who suffered a 2-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Hilmar's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Whitney to exactly 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-19.
Hilmar had a senior duo take command as Sophie Stivers had ten digs and Teygan Horstmeier had ten digs.
Kapri Orteza and Kailani Lendahl certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Orteza had ten digs and two aces, while Lendahl had eight digs. That's the most aces Orteza has posted in her last 14 games.
Hilmar is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Whitney, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-17 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hilmar is on the road again on Tuesday to play Escalon at 6:00 p.m. As for Whitney, they will challenge Oak Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Someone's luck will take a turn for the better: Oak Ridge has lost three straight at home , while Whitney has lost four on the road.
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