The Hartford Orioles will take on the Slinger Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hartford took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past West Bend East 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Orioles have posted since September 5th.
Hartford walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-19, 25-13, 25-19.
Hartford relied on the efforts of Bella Ingram, who had five digs and two aces, and Grace Upthegrove, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Upthegrove has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Slinger waltzed into their match on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Falcons.
Slinger easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-17.
Hartford's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-16. As for Slinger, they are on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-3 record this season.
Hartford came up short against Slinger when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Hartford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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