Southwest EC was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Central Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, with their most recent loss being a 3-2 defeat back in September.
Southwest EC wouldn't go down easily and took Central into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 15-10.
Karen Perez paced Southwest EC's offense, picking up 15 kills. Perez got some help from Kailani Hinshaw and her 22 assists. Kaline Martinez and Kaydence Wiewel kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
Southwest EC's loss dropped their record down to 12-19. As for Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-14.
Southwest EC has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 defeat against Imperial on the 16th. As for Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Holtville on the 16th.
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