After a string of nine wins, Huntington's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Adena Warriors by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Huntsmen of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Adena scored at least 14 points in every set. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 16-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Adena to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kayla Grooms, who had 14 digs and three aces. Grooms has been hot recently, having also posted 16 or more assists the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kimmy Dalton, who had 22 digs.
Huntington's defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-2. As for Adena, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-3.
Huntington has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Fairfield on the 7th. As for Adena, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Shekinah Christian on the 5th.
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