Homestead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Southridge Spartans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Broncos of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 26-24.
Homestead lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gabriela Creighton, who had ten aces and nine digs. Creighton has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joy Nelson, who had ten digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Homestead was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 33 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matches.
Homestead's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Southridge, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Homestead's road trip will continue as they head out to face Edison at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Southridge, they will face off against South Dade at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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