Hampton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They fell just short of the Shelby-Rising City Huskies by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hawks of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Hampton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-16, 25-12.
Shelby-Rising City found their leader in underclassman Aleigha Escobar-Schaefer, who had nine digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Escobar-Schaefer a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordyn Donner, who had nine digs.
Hampton's loss dropped their record down to 4-23. As for Shelby-Rising City, they moved to 9-17 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Hampton has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against McCool Junction on the 21st. As for Shelby-Rising City, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Nebraska Lutheran on the 22nd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
