Hillcrest has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Woodmont Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Hillcrest didn't have quite enough to beat Greenville and fell 3-2. While the Rams didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Red Raiders 25-20 in the first set.
Hillcrest was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Greenville work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-22, 26-24, 23-25, 15-8.
Despite the defeat, Hillcrest had strong showings from Sydney Ellison, who had eight digs and two aces, and Mikaylah Hedlund, who had 29 kills, 20 digs, and a block. That's the most aces Ellison has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Woodmont got the win against Greenwood on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Woodmont was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-9, 25-15.
Hillcrest dropped their record down to 12-7-1 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Woodmont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Hillcrest might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Woodmont in their previous meeting back in September. Can Hillcrest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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