Hamilton and Winfield are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but not for long. The Hamilton Aggies will take on the Winfield Pirates at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hamilton is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Last Thursday, Hamilton was able to grind out a solid victory over Phillips, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hamilton took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12.
Hamilton's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Rylee Bozeman, who had six digs and three aces, and Kyra Casey, who had four aces. Those four aces gave Casey a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Winfield came up short against Haleyville on Thursday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost seven in a row.
Winfield started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-22, 29-27, 25-15.
Hamilton has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10 record this season. As for Winfield, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Everything went Hamilton's way against Winfield when the teams last played back in September, as Hamilton made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hamilton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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