East Hamilton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, falling 3-0. The Hurricanes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Fighting Irish apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
East Hamilton took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-18, 25-23.
Kylee Johnson paced East Hamilton's offense, picking up ten kills. Johnson got some help from Becca Cox and her 18 assists. Presley Dobson controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Notre Dame had a senior duo take command as Aniyah Brown had 11 digs, ten kills, three aces, and two blocks and Callie McCormick had 20 digs and two aces. Those ten kills set a new season-high mark for Brown. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Pendergrass, who had four digs and two aces.
East Hamilton's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Notre Dame, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-4.
East Hamilton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Rhea County on the 26th. As for Notre Dame, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Girls Prep on the 26th.
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