Horizon lost against El Dorado back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Horizon Scorpions took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the El Dorado Aztecs. The loss continues a trend for the Scorpions in their matchups with the Aztecs: they've now lost seven in a row.
While Horizon had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Natalie Sapien and Savannah Sanchez certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Sapien had 11 digs, while Sanchez had 19 digs, eight kills, and two aces. Sanchez has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last six times she's played.
El Dorado found their leader in underclassman Natalia Ruiz, who had 33 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Davanee Montelongo, who had 23 digs and four aces.
Horizon's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15. As for El Dorado, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-15 record this season.
Horizon will square off against Americas at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. Americas is coming into the matchup with six straight wins at home, so Horizon will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for El Dorado, they will challenge Parkland at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. El Dorado is facing Parkland at the right time seeing as Parkland is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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