New Site is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Hamilton a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The New Site Royals will look to defend their home court against the Hamilton Lions at 6:00 p.m. Hamilton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on New Site, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, New Site turned things around against Jumpertown on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 3-0 win. The Royals not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since August 28th (when they won 3-0).
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-1, 25-17.
09/25/25 @ Jumpertown | 10 |
08/05/25 @ Thrasher | 5 |
08/14/25 vs Jumpertown | 3 |
08/19/25 @ Biggersville | 2 |
08/18/25 vs Shannon | 2 |
New Site's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ayla Stanley, who had ten aces and seven assists. Those ten aces gave Stanley a new career-high. Kendall Reese was another key player, getting eight aces.
They weren't the only good servers: New Site was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hamilton challenged Baldwyn on Friday. The Lions lost 3-0 to the Bearcats.
Hamilton was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-21, 25-22.
Hamilton's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for New Site, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.
New Site suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hamilton in their previous meeting on September 9th. Will the Royals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.