The Hanahan Hawks will square off against the Battery Creek Dolphins at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hanahan is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Oceanside Collegiate Academy, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Hanahan was ranked 16th). Hanahan fell 3-1 to Oceanside Collegiate Academy on Monday. The Hawks' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
While Hanahan ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Battery Creek came into Monday's contest having lost 11 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Beaufort last Monday.
Battery Creek easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17.
Hanahan's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-13. As for Battery Creek, their victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-13.
Hanahan took their win against Battery Creek when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hanahan 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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