Estrella Foothills came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the ALA - West Foothills Guardians. The Wolves were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Guardians apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Estrella Foothills was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-19, 25-20.
Lawson Hardman paced Estrella Foothills' offense, picking up 14 kills. Hardman got some help from Ruben Matos and his 32 assists. Jonathan Barken controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
ALA - West Foothills can attribute much of their success to Ethan Smead, who had 19 assists and five digs. That's the most assists Smead has posted over his last six contests.
Estrella Foothills' defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for ALA - West Foothills, they pushed their record up to 23-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Looking ahead, Estrella Foothills will square off against Peoria at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for ALA - West Foothills, they will welcome Odyssey Institute at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Guardians are facing the Minotaur at the right time seeing as the Minotaur are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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