Volleyball Recap: East Hamilton Hurricanes vs. Bradley Central Bears
East Hamilton came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Bradley Central Bears by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Hurricanes, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
In the three sets East Hamilton was on fire: they won each by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 20-25, 25-16, 25-17.
East Hamilton was led to victory by Emma Mountain and Hana Suzuki. Mountain had seven digs and three aces, while Suzuki hit 57.1% for eight kills, seven digs, and three aces. The last time Suzuki's hitting percentage was this high was back in August.
East Hamilton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive games.
Despite the defeat, Bradley Central saw an underclassman step up: Lilly Winters had 11 digs and 17 assists. Those 11 digs set a new season-high mark for her.
East Hamilton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Bradley Central, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-6 record.
East Hamilton will look to defend their home court on Friday against Summertown at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (East Hamilton has won 11 straight at home dating back to last season, while Summertown won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Bradley Central, they will challenge Clinton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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