The Hamilton Chargers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Oak Creek Knights. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hamilton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Arrowhead.
The final score came out to 25-19, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22.
Hamilton's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Emily Zgonc, who had 19 digs, and Sam Hoeksema, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Oak Creek faced Franklin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Oak Creek came out on top against Franklin by a score of 3-1. The win was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on four straight.
Oak Creek had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-13, 25-13, 25-16.
Oak Creek relied on the efforts of Callie Panasuk, who had 34 digs, and Claire Mank, who had six digs and five aces. Panasuk is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last three games she's played.
Oak Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Hamilton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 35-7 record this season. As for Oak Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 25-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Hamilton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Oak Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hamilton beat Oak Creek 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Will Hamilton repeat their success, or does Oak Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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