Hamilton Township hasn't had much luck against Bloom-Carroll recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Hamilton Township Rangers will venture away from home to square off against the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs at 9:55 p.m.
Hamilton Township is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Saturday. They fell just short of Lakewood by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Hamilton Township sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-19, 19-25, 25-19, 17-25, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Hamilton Township was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Bloom-Carroll got the win against Amanda-Clearcreek on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Bloom-Carroll was: they took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-14, 25-10.
Bloom-Carroll got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ellie Bratton out in front who had six digs and five aces. That's the most aces Bratton has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylynne Sollberger, who had 13 digs.
Hamilton Township's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Bloom-Carroll, their record is now 11-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Hamilton Township has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Bloom-Carroll struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hamilton Township might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Bloom-Carroll when the teams last played back in August. Can Hamilton Township avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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