Hamilton hasn't had much luck against Casteel recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Huskies will venture away from home to face off against the Colts at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
On Wednesday, Hamilton got the win against Rincon/University by a conclusive 3-0. The Huskies haven't had any issues with the Rangers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Casteel faced Mountain Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Colts were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Mountain Lions. The win was nothing new for the Colts as they're now sitting on three straight.
Casteel was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-19, 25-14.
Hamilton better focus on containing Will Schneiderman and Layton Bluth as the pair were huge in Casteel's win. Schneiderman had 11 digs and four assists, while Bluth had four digs and one block. Bluth is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 12 or more in each of the last 17 games he's played.
Casteel couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.2% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hitting percentage total in four consecutive contests.
Casteel pushed their record up to 27-11-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Hamilton, their record is now 16-19.
Hamilton came up short against Casteel when the teams last played back in April, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schneiderman, who had 29 digs and three assists. Now that the Huskies know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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