After two games on the road, Hamilton Township is heading back home. They will welcome the Circleville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Hamilton Township came up short against Liberty Union and fell 3-1.
While Hamilton Township ultimately came up short, they really made Liberty Union work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 24-26, 29-27, 25-22.
Hamilton Township might have lost, but man, Ashlee Garren-Gibbs was a machine: she had 19 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Garren-Gibbs has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Hamilton Township was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Circleville got the win against Logan Elm on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Circleville's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19, 25-18.
Hamilton Township has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season. As for Circleville, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-7.
Hamilton Township might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Circleville in their previous meeting back in September. Will Hamilton Township have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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