Hazelwood East is 0-10 against Ritenour since October of 2016 but things could change on Saturday. The Hazelwood East Spartans are on the road again to play the Ritenour Huskies at 1:00 p.m.
Hazelwood East is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Alton just ended the team's 13-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Redbirds.
While Hazelwood East was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Ritenour was able to grind out a solid victory over Hazelwood West on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Ritenour had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 26-24, 25-16, 25-17.
Ritenour was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive contests.
Hazelwood East's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-3. As for Ritenour, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-10.
Hazelwood East came up short against Ritenour when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Hazelwood East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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