Hamilton faced Frenchtown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Hamilton fell 3-1 to Frenchtown. Hamilton hasn't had much luck with Frenchtown recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Hamilton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-20.
Ciara Hanley paced Hamilton's offense, picking up 15 kills. Hanley got some help from Aurie Duncan and her 25 assists. Duncan was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Iris Arlint was a one-woman wrecking crew For Frenchtown. as she had 23 digs and five assists. Those 23 digs gave Arlint a new career-high.
Hamilton's loss dropped their record down to 8-2-2. As for Frenchtown, they pushed their record up to 11-1-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Hamilton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Beaverhead County on the 20th. As for Frenchtown, they will take on Butte Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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