Beardstown lost to Hamilton back in September of 2021, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Monday. The Beardstown Tigers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Hamilton Titans. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (69-68) Beardstown actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-21, 25-23.
Beardstown's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ava Quigley, who had seven digs and five aces. Another player making a difference was Laetitia Kanda, who had nine kills and seven blocks.
Beardstown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Beardstown's victory bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Beardstown and Astoria/VIT will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Beardstown is facing Astoria/VIT at the right time seeing as Astoria/VIT is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. 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 Rushville-Industry at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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