Volleyball Recap: Sonya Nguyen Leads Ritenour to Victory over Hazelwood Central

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 3:23pm

Volleyball Recap: Ritenour Huskies vs. Hazelwood Central Hawks

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Ritenour won the last time they faced Hazelwood Central, and things went their way on Monday too. The Ritenour Huskies came out on top against the Hazelwood Central Hawks by a score of 3-1.

After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 23-25, 25-7, 25-12.

Ritenour can attribute much of their success to Sonya Nguyen, who had seven digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Nguyen a new career-high in aces. Kimberly Alvarado Oropeza was another key player, getting five digs and three aces.

She wasn't the only good server: Ritenour was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive contests.

Ritenour's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Hazelwood Central, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Ritenour didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 loss vs. Clayton on the 17th. As for Hazelwood Central, they will head out to challenge Hazelwood West at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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