Volleyball Preview: Lapel Bulldogs vs. Hamilton Heights Huskies
Lapel is 2-8 against Hamilton Heights since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lapel Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Hamilton Heights Huskies at 6:00 p.m.
Lapel is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since September 3rd on Monday. They came up short against Oak Hill, falling 3-0.
While Lapel 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 26-24, 25-22, 25-17.
Noblesville typically has all the answers at home, but last Tuesday Hamilton Heights proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Millers out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Hamilton Heights got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 23-26, 25-14, 22-25, 15-13.
Kennedy Cherry was a one-man wrecking crew for Hamilton Heights as she had 25 digs. Cherry has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Hamilton Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Lapel's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Hamilton Heights, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Lapel came up short against Hamilton Heights in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Lapel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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