On Tuesday, Hamilton faced Casteel in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hamilton Huskies narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Casteel Colts 3-2. This was a revenge matchup for the Huskies, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-0 loss when these two played last Saturday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Hamilton who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 18-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-8.
Leading Hamilton to victory were Nola Smith and Kira Strawberry. Smith had 13 digs and four aces, while Strawberry had seven digs. That's the most aces Smith has posted since back in October of 2023.
Hamilton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Casteel still got an impressive performance from Ella Witte, who had 16 digs.
Hamilton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-14 record this season. As for Casteel, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-12.
Hamilton will square off against Millennium at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Casteel, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Chandler on the 17th.
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