Hammond has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Hammond came up short against Ben Lippen on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-18, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman faced Legion Collegiate Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Cardinal Newman came out on top against Legion Collegiate Academy by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Cardinal Newman was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19.
Hammond has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7-2 record this season.
Hammond might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Cardinal Newman in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Hammond avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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