It was a good run, but Hazelwood East unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Alton Redbirds. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Redbirds recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Hazelwood East was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-23.
Hazelwood East's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-3. As for Alton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-18.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hazelwood East's road trip will continue as they head out to face Ritenour at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ritenour is coming into the matchup with four straight victories at home, so Hazelwood East will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Alton, they will head out on the road to take on Granite City at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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