By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team slipped to 1-3 in Red Rock Conference play after dropping a 3-1 decision to Adrian in Hills Thursday.The Patriots bounced back from a convincing loss in Game 1 to drop a tight second game and win Game 3, but the Dragons regrouped in the finale to prevail 25-15 and win the match in four games.H-BC led 3-1 when Melinda Feucht served a pair of points early in Game 1, but Adrian controlled the rest of the tilt by mounting a 24-8 run capped by a service point from Brittany Bullerman to clinch a 25-11 win.The second game was winnable for both teams.After Adrian fell behind 2-0 early, the Dragons rallied to open a 15-7 lead with Abbey Henning serving a point to end the surge.H-BC battled back to knot the score at 24 and 25 with consecutive blocks by Mulder.Adrian, however, moved in front 26-25 when an H-BC serve sailed out of bounds. Dragon Amanda Lynn then iced a 27-25 win with an ace serve.A kill by Jessica Parsley gave AHS an 8-1 advantage in Game 3, but the Patriots battled back to knot the score at 12 when Cassi Tilstra served a pair of points. The score was tied at 21 when Lynn delivered an ace serve for the Dragons. H-BC countered with a 4-0 surge capped by a service point from Tilstra to clinch a 25-21 win.Adrian, which scored the first three points of Game 4, opened a commanding 22-10 lead with an ace tip by Parsley.H-BC trimmed the difference to eight points (22-14) after Feucht served a three-point run. Adrian scored three of the next four points and prevailed 25-15 when Kayla Bullerman delivered an ace tip.Feucht (15-15) and Tilstra (10-10 with two aces) led the Patriots in serving. Mulder produced 18 kills and 14 blocks at the net, while Tilstra added 13 kills and five blocks. Brittney Rozeboom chipped in five kills and Kari Roozenboom added three kills and one block to H-BC’s effort.