After both having extra time off, the Hamilton Huskies and the Perry Pumas will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hamilton has five straight victories, Perry has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Hamilton had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Chandler on Tuesday. The Huskies were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Wolves. The Huskies not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since September 23rd (when they won 3-0).
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-7, 25-7.
Meanwhile, Perry is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. Henry. The Pumas took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders.
While Perry was not able to win a set, they sure kept things interesting: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Perry saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kyla Clausen had 12 digs and two assists. Those 12 digs set a new season-high mark for Clausen. Kate Johnson also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Perry's loss dropped their record down to 19-13. As for Hamilton, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.
Hamilton was able to grind out a solid victory over Perry in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pumas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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