Hills-Beaver Creek senior setter Melinda Sandstede tips the ball during Tuesday's 3-0 home win over Southwest Christian.By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team raised its Red Rock Conference record to 6-1 with a win over long-time rival Southwest Christian Tuesday in Hills.H-BC controlled play while winning the first two games of the match.The Patriots were on their way to another big win in the third game before SWC came storming back to tie the score late in the game.H-BC, however, scored back-to-back points late in the third game to win 30-28 and complete the sweep of the E-Gals.The Patriots never trailed in Game 1 as they opened a 9-4 lead after Amanda Olson served a point before going on an 8-3 run capped by a block from Erin Boeve to take a commanding 17-7 advantage.The E-Gals climbed within seven points (24-17) of the Patriots before Boeve iced a 25-17 win with one of her 19 kills.H-BC snapped a deadlock at eight by going on an 11-4 run capped by a block from Kelly Mulder to open a 19-12 lead.SWC closed the difference to three points (22-19) as the game progressed, but the Patriots countered with a kill by Mulder, a service point from Brittney Rozeboom and a kill by Boeve to prevail 25-19.H-BC scored the first five points of the third game and it looked like the Patriots would win handily after Cassi Tilstra and Boeve recorded back-to-back kills to give the hosts an 18-9 cushion.SWC, however, went on a 15-6 run to knot the score at 24. There were ties at 25, 26, 27 and 28 until Boeve recorded a kill and Olson served a point to clinch a 30-28 win for the Patriots.Boeve had 11 blocks and was 12 of 12 serving with one ace to go along with her big hitting night. Mulder had seven blocks and five kills, and Tilstra, who was 11 of 11 serving, added four kills.Rozeboom was 17 of 17 serving with three aces. Olson was nine of nine with three aces.The 12-4 Patriots play in Fulda tonight before hosting Ellsworth and Murray County Central Monday and Tuesday respectively.
