It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hamilton had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Highland Hawks 3-2. This was payback for the Huskies, who suffered a 2-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Hamilton wouldn't go down easily and took Highland into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-18, 25-19, 19-25, 15-9.
Hamilton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October.
Hamilton is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 24-15 record this season. As for Highland, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 31-10 record.
Hamilton will challenge O'Connor at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as O'Connor comes in on 19 and Hamilton on three. Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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