Volleyball Preview: Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs vs. Hamilton Township Rangers
Bloom-Carroll is 9-1 against Hamilton Township since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs will challenge the Hamilton Township Rangers at 6:00 p.m. Bloom-Carroll will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.
On Thursday, everything went Bloom-Carroll's way against Whitehall-Yearling as Bloom-Carroll made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Bloom-Carroll took every set by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-2, 25-3, 25-6.
Bloom-Carroll's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Madison Lacy, who had four digs and two aces, and Kylynne Sollberger, who had eight aces and five digs. Lacy is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last 49 games she's played dating back to last season. Ellie Bratton was another key player, getting five aces.
Bloom-Carroll couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 69.1% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Township made easy work of Beechcroft last Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hamilton Township was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 25-14.
Bloom-Carroll pushed their record up to 22-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Hamilton Township, their win bumped their record up to 4-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Bloom-Carroll hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Hamilton Township, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Given Bloom-Carroll's sizable advantage in that area, Hamilton Township will need to find a way to close that gap.
Bloom-Carroll took their victory against Hamilton Township when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Bloom-Carroll have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hamilton Township turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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