T.L. Hanna is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Greenville a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The T.L. Hanna Yellow Jackets will welcome the Greenville Red Raiders at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, T.L. Hanna finally turned things around against Easley on Thursday. They skirted past the Green Wave 3-2.
T.L. Hanna was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-19, 15-13.
Lizzie Smith and Mollie Mattison were among the main playmakers for T.L. Hanna as the former had 24 digs and the latter had 14 kills, 12 digs, and a block. What's more, Mattison also racked up two aces, the mostshe's had in she last seven matchups.
T.L. Hanna kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Greenville hadn't done well against Hillcrest recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Greenville put the hurt on Hillcrest with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Red Raiders as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
A big factor in the win was Greenville's feisty defense: they held Hillcrest to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19, 25-15.
T.L. Hanna's win bumped their record up to 7-10-1. As for Greenville, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
T.L. Hanna came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenville when the teams last played back in August of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will T.L. Hanna repeat their success, or does Greenville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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