It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hamilton Heights can now relate to. They fell just short of the New Castle Trojans by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Huskies of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2017.
Hamilton Heights started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 12-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-11.
Hamilton Heights' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sierra Bramel, who had 17 digs and 31 assists, and Addie Doak, who had 15 digs.
New Castle had a senior duo take command as Emily Grow had 29 digs and Camryn Johnson had 17 digs and two aces. Those 29 digs set a new season-high mark for Grow.
Hamilton Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 25-5. As for New Castle, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.
Hamilton Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Castle, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Delta on the 19th.
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