On Tuesday, Sunnyslope faced Hamilton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sunnyslope Vikings sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Hamilton Huskies. The victory was nothing new for the Vikings as they're now sitting on five straight.
Sunnyslope was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 22-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-6.
Sunnyslope found their leader in underclassman Emma Easton, who had eight digs and four aces.
Sunnyslope was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 8.
Sunnyslope's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Hamilton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sunnyslope will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Millennium at 6:00 p.m. As for Hamilton, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Perry at 6:00 p.m. on October 8th.
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