Volleyball Recap: West Bend East Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2024, 10:50am

Volleyball Recap: West Bend East Suns vs. Hartford Orioles

West Bend East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the Hartford Orioles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Suns of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.

The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-13, 25-19.

Despite the loss, West Bend East still got an impressive performance from Sami Weber, who had 14 digs. Weber is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.

Hartford had a senior duo take command as Bella Ingram had five digs and two aces and Grace Upthegrove had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Upthegrove has posted since back in October of 2023.

West Bend East's defeat dropped their record down to 4-22. As for Hartford, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-16.

West Bend East will face off against Mukwonago at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Mukwonago will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something West Bend East surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hartford, they will square off against Slinger at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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