Volleyball Game Preview: New Castle Trojans vs. Hamilton Heights Huskies

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Previous 3 Games

10/17/24 - Neutral	3-2 W
09/09/17 - Home	2-0 W
09/10/16 - Home	2-0 W

New Castle is a perfect 3-0 against Hamilton Heights since September of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Trojans will take on the Huskies at 12:30 p.m. New Castle will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

New Castle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Delta by a score of 3-1.

Meanwhile, Hamilton Heights got the win against Marion last Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hamilton Heights was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-0, 25-1, 25-9.

New Castle better keep an eye on Julia Bearman. She was instrumental in Hamilton Heights' win, getting nine digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Bearman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Doak, who had six digs and two aces.

Hamilton Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

New Castle's record is now 17-11. As for Hamilton Heights, their record now sits at 20-8.

New Castle came out on top in a nail-biter against Hamilton Heights in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.