If Englewood was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Riverside last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Englewood Rams took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sandalwood Saints on Tuesday. The Rams were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Saints apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Englewood started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, Englewood had strong showings from Denisse Herrera, who had 17 digs, and Angelina Rebish, who hit 100% for eight killsthree blocks. That's the most blocks Rebish has posted since back in August.
Englewood dropped their record down to 5-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Sandalwood, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-9.
After both having extra time off, Englewood and Riverside will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Englewood is facing Riverside at the right time seeing as Riverside is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Sandalwood, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Atlantic Coast on the 8th.
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