After flying high against Rocky Mountain Prep SMART last Wednesday, Weld Central came back down to earth. The Rebels came up short against the Sterling Tigers on Thursday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Rebels in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
While Weld Central was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16, 25-23.
Katelyn Nuanes paced Weld Central's offense, picking up seven kills. Nuanes got some help from Tegan Huwa and her 13 assists. Nuanes was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Sydney Baseggio was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had six digs and four aces. Those four aces gave her a new career-high.
Weld Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Sterling, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Weld Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against University on the 9th. As for Sterling, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Gering on the 6th.
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