The Highland Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Hamilton Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highland will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Highland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Higley 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Highland was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14, 25-14.
Taiah Campbell had an outrageously good game as she had five digs and four aces. She has been hot , having also posted 19 or more assists the last five times she's played.
Highland 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 six aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hamilton faced Casteel in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Wednesday. Hamilton came out on top against Casteel by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskies.
The victory didn't come easy: Casteel scored at least 18 points in every set. The final score came out to 26-24, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-9 record this season. As for Hamilton, they pushed their record up to 23-15 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Highland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Hamilton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Highland skirted past Hamilton 2-1 in their previous matchup back in August. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Hamilton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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