Bradley Central is 1-6 against East Hamilton since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bradley Central Bears will look to defend their home court against the East Hamilton Hurricanes at 6:15 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bradley Central comes in on four and East Hamilton on three.
Last Tuesday, everything went Bradley Central's way against McMinn County as Bradley Central made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-17, 25-20.
Bradley Central relied on the efforts of Wyatt Powell, who had ten digs and six aces, and Lilly Winters, who had six digs and 13 assists. Powell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, East Hamilton got the win against Walker Valley on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 25-9, 25-16.
East Hamilton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Bradley Central's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for East Hamilton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Bradley Central has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like East Hamilton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bradley Central came up short against East Hamilton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Hamilton's Hana Suzuki, who had 17 digs and two aces. Now that Bradley Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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