The Circleville Tigers will square off against the Hamilton Township Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Circleville is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, everything went Circleville's way against Logan Elm as Circleville made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Circleville's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Township was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Liberty Union.
While Hamilton Township ultimately came up short, they really made Liberty Union work, particularly in the third set. The final score came out to 25-16, 24-26, 29-27, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Hamilton Township got top-tier performance from Ashlee Garren-Gibbs, who had 19 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Garren-Gibbs has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Hamilton Township was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Circleville's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-7. As for Hamilton Township, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Circleville took their win against Hamilton Township in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Circleville since the team 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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