After both having extra time off, the Hoffman Estates Hawks and the Elk Grove Grenadiers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elk Grove took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hoffman Estates, who comes in off a win.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Hawks on Wednesday. Hoffman Estates had just enough and edged out Bartlett 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Hoffman Estates has posted since April 19th.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Hoffman Estates got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 27-25.
Nathaniel Ham
| 05/14/25 @ Bartlett | 4 |
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Nathaniel Ham was a one-man wrecking crew as he had 32 assists and four digs. That's the most digs he has posted over his last two matches.
Meanwhile, Elk Grove came up short against Wheeling on Tuesday 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 was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-18, 27-25.
Elk Grove's loss dropped their record down to 6-27. As for Hoffman Estates, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-17.
Hoffman Estates came out on top in a nail-biter against Elk Grove when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Grenadiers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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