After both having extra time off, the Elk Grove Grenadiers and the Hoffman Estates Hawks will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Elk Grove came up short against Wheeling and fell 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Grenadiers in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
While Elk Grove ultimately came up short, they really made Wheeling work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 27-25.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Hawks on Wednesday. Hoffman Estates skirted past Bartlett 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Hoffman Estates has posted since April 19th.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Hoffman Estates who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 27-25.
Elk Grove better keep an eye on Nathaniel Ham. He was instrumental in Hoffman Estates' win, getting 32 assists and four digs. Those 32 assists gave Ham a new career-high.
Hoffman Estates' win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-17. As for Elk Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 6-27.
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