West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of the Emporia Spartans by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Chargers of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, West sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 24-26, 25-15.
Leading Emporia to victory were Molly Williams and Kaylee DeWitt. Williams had 17 digs, while DeWitt had four digs, two blocks, and two aces. That's the most aces DeWitt has posted since September 5th.
West's loss dropped their record down to 0-8-2. As for Emporia, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-6.
West will take on Norton on Saturday. Norton is coming into the match with four straight wins on the road, so West will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Emporia, they will venture away from home to face off against Manhattan at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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