After flying high against Fort Wayne Snider on Tuesday, Homestead came back down to earth. The Spartans fell just short of the Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Surprisingly, this marked the Spartans' sixth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Homestead wouldn't go down easily and took Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-19, 25-17, 15-25, 15-11.
Avary Heady
| 09/04/25 vs Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger | 21 |
| 09/02/25 @ Fort Wayne Snider | 16 |
| 08/28/25 vs Fort Wayne Wayne | 15 |
| 08/27/25 @ Carroll | 12 |
| 08/25/25 @ Warsaw | 12 |
Avary Heady and Katie Kitch certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Heady had 21 assists and five digs, while Kitch had 31 digs and four assists. Heady is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in each of the last five games she's played.
Among those leading the charge was Claire Shively, who had 15 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2024.
Homestead's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Homestead will challenge Bellmont at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, they will square off against Norwell at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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