After flying high against Basha last Wednesday, Casteel came back down to earth. The Casteel Colts fell just short of the Hamilton Huskies by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Colts were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Huskies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Saturday.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Casteel sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 18-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Casteel still got an impressive performance from Ella Witte, who had 16 digs.
Even though they lost, Casteel kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in 12 consecutive contests.
Leading Hamilton to victory were Nola Smith and Kira Strawberry. Smith had 13 digs and four aces, while Strawberry had seven digs. That's the most aces Smith has posted since back in October of 2023.
Casteel's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-12. As for Hamilton, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-14.
Casteel wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Chandler on the 17th. As for Hamilton, they will venture away from home to challenge Millennium at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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