Hamilton faced Germantown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Chargers fell just short of the Warhawks by a score of 3-2. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Warhawks recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
While Hamilton ultimately came up short, they really made Germantown work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 27-25, 21-25, 15-9.
Ben Bayer paced Hamilton's offense, picking up 25 kills. Bayer got some help from Charlie Mrotek and his 48 assists. Bayer also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Cole McCoy, each putting up five.
Hamilton's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 23-6. As for Germantown, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
Hamilton will take on Hartford at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Germantown, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Waukesha West on the 11th.
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