Hampshire is 2-8 against Crystal Lake Central since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hampshire Whip-Purs will challenge the Crystal Lake Central Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Hampshire didn't have quite enough to beat Central and fell 2-1. While the Whip-Purs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rockets 25-16 in the first set.
Hampshire started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-9, 25-15.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Crystal Lake Central's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Prairie Ridge.
Crystal Lake Central was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 29-27.
Hampshire's defeat dropped their record down to 27-6. As for Crystal Lake Central, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-8.
Hampshire was able to grind out a solid victory over Crystal Lake Central when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hampshire since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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