On Thursday, Hamilton faced Perry in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hamilton Huskies lost 3-0 to the Perry Pumas. The Huskies were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pumas apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on October 8th.
While Hamilton was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Perry's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 26-24.
Raegan Richardson paced Hamilton's offense, picking up 14 kills. Richardson got some help from
Hailey Johnston and her 18 assists. Finally,
Anna Williams kept Hamilton's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Perry can attribute much of their success to Lily LaFlesch, who had 14 digs. LaFlesch has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.
The loss snapped Hamilton's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 21-15 record. As for Perry, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 23-14.
Hamilton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Chandler on the 28th. As for Perry, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Mountain View on the 28th.
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