The Hazelwood West Wildcats didn't have quite enough to beat the Gateway Science Academy Gators on Monday and fell 3-2. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Gators 25-15 in the first set.
Hazelwood West actually scored more points across those five sets (101-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 26-24, 25-17, 16-25, 15-10.
Harlem Blount paced Hazelwood West's offense, picking up 14 kills. Blount got some help from Austin Cramer and his 32 assists. Jakob Prater controlled things from the service line, finishing with eight aces.
This is the second loss in a row for Hazelwood West and nudges their season record down to 4-9-2.
Hazelwood West has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Parkway South on the 8th. As for Gateway Science Academy, they will square off against Bayless at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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