Volleyball Preview: Hamilton Braves vs. Williams Yellowjackets
Hamilton has gone 8-2 against Williams recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Hamilton Braves will be playing at home against the Williams Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. Hamilton will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, Hamilton was able to grind out a solid win over Maxwell, taking the game 3-1.
Hamilton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-15.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Williams' good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Quincy. The Yellowjackets have struggled against the Trojans recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
While Williams had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Williams got top-tier performance from Lupita Zuniga, who had seven kills, five aces, three digs, and three blocks. That's the most aces Zuniga has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Gisele Navarro, who had 12 digs, two aces, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Williams was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Hamilton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Williams, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13.
Hamilton came out on top in a nail-biter against Williams in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Does Hamilton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Williams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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