South Elgin entered their contest against Fremd on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Storm fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 2-1. The Storm were not able to make up for their defeat to the Vikings from their previous meeting back in May of 2022.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, South Elgin sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 17-25, 27-25.
Ethan Howell paced South Elgin's offense, picking up 12 kills. Howell got some help from Damian Hernandez and his 21 assists. Finally, Emilio Martinez and Luka Jovanovic kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked two attacks.
The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 16-7. As for Fremd, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
South Elgin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Palatine on the 24th. After both having extra time off, Fremd and Conant will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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