Volleyball Game Preview: Hamilton Southeastern Royals vs. Carmel Greyhounds

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Previous Games

03/21/24 - Home	3-0 W
03/23/23 - Away	3-1 W
04/16/22 - Neutral	2-1 W
03/17/22 - Home	3-0 W
05/08/21 - Neutral	2-1 W
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Hamilton Southeastern is a perfect 7-0 against Carmel since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Hamilton Southeastern is taking a road trip to challenge Carmel at 7:00 p.m. Hamilton Southeastern has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Carmel will come in with three straight wins.

Hamilton Southeastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Westfield, who was ranked fourth at the time (Hamilton Southeastern was ranked tenth). Hamilton Southeastern lost 3-0 to Westfield on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Royals have suffered since April 30, 2024.

While Hamilton Southeastern ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 25-21.

Meanwhile, Carmel made easy work of Floyd Central on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 victory.

Carmel never let Floyd Central on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-9, 25-18.

Carmel's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Hamilton Southeastern, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.

Everything went Hamilton Southeastern's way against Carmel when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Hamilton Southeastern made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hamilton Southeastern since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.