Volleyball Preview: Ooltewah Owls vs. East Hamilton Hurricanes
Ooltewah has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the East Hamilton Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Ooltewah came up short against CSTHEA and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-9, 20-25, 25-19, 25-23.
Meanwhile, East Hamilton entered their tilt with Bradley Central on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Bears.
In the three sets East Hamilton was on fire: they won each by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 20-25, 25-16, 25-17.
East Hamilton relied on the efforts of Emma Mountain, who had seven digs and three aces, and Hana Suzuki, who hit 57.1% for eight kills, seven digs, and three aces. The last time Suzuki's hitting percentage was this high was back in August.
East Hamilton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matches.
Ooltewah has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season. As for East Hamilton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Ooltewah might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from East Hamilton when the teams last played back in August. Can Ooltewah avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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