Crestwood came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Kirtland Hornets, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hornets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Crestwood was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Kirtland work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-13, 25-19.
ABBY HAYES paced Crestwood's offense, picking up ten kills. HAYES got some help from REESE HARPER and her 13 assists. HAYES was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Leading Kirtland to victory were Willa Gordon and Andriana Grman. Gordon had ten digs and five aces, while Grman had 17 assists and three aces. Gordon is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last three games she's played. Payton Sanzo also deserves some recognition as she had her first dig of the season.
Crestwood has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for Kirtland, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Crestwood has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Berkshire on the 9th. As for Kirtland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Rootstown on the 9th.
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