The Hanahan Hawks have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Battery Creek Dolphins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Battery Creek is facing Hanahan at the wrong time: Hanahan suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 3-0 to the Landsharks. The Hawks have struggled against the Landsharks recently, as their game on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
While Hanahan was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-10, 25-20.
Hanahan's defeat came about despite a quality game from Meilani Wijetunga, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Battery Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Orangeburg-Wilkinson.
While Battery Creek was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Orangeburg-Wilkinson's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-10, 25-13.
Hanahan's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-11-5. As for Battery Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Hanahan took their victory against Battery Creek when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Hanahan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Battery Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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