The East Hamilton Hurricanes will square off against the Ooltewah Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Hamilton has four straight victories, Ooltewah has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, East Hamilton beat Bradley Central 3-1.
East Hamilton was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least eight points. The final score came out to 25-15, 20-25, 25-16, 25-17.
East Hamilton relied on the efforts of Emma Mountain, who had seven digs and three aces, and Hana Suzuki, who hit 57.1% for eight kills, seven digs, and three aces. Suzuki is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 11 or more in the last 19 games she's played dating back to last season.
East Hamilton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Ooltewah came up short against CSTHEA on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 20-25, 25-19, 25-23.
East Hamilton is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Ooltewah, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
East Hamilton took their win against Ooltewah in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Will East Hamilton repeat their success, or does Ooltewah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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