Something special may be brewing with the Hilo volleyball team, which played really clean ball and with the type of teamwork that can overpower experienced opponents, sometimes better ones, too.
Behind smooth ball-handling from passes to sets, youthful Hilo feel into a good hitting groove and swept Konawaena in a BIIF showdown 25-13, 27-25, 25-11 on Monday night at the Vikings gym.
The Division II Wildcats (1-2) didn’t have senior setter Celena Molina, who injured her ankle at practice and also missed Saturday’s four-set loss against Kamehameha.
However, what really hurt Konawaena was inaccurate hitting. The two-time BIIF defending champions fell into a hitting slump it couldn’t shake.