Volleyball Preview: Wheeler Bearcats vs. Hammond Morton Governors
Wheeler is 7-0 against Hammond Morton since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Wheeler Bearcats will head out on the road to take on the Hammond Morton Governors at 7:00 p.m. Wheeler will be strutting in after a win while Hammond Morton will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Wheeler finally turned things around against Griffith on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Wheeler never let Griffith on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-20.
Wheeler was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last three contests.
Meanwhile, Hammond Morton was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 3-1 to Griffith.
While Hammond Morton had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least ten points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-10, 16-25, 28-26.
Wheeler's win bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Hammond Morton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Wheeler's way against Hammond Morton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Wheeler made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheeler since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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