Shelby-Rising City won the last time they faced Hampton, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Shelby-Rising City Huskies narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hampton Hawks 2-1. The win was some much needed relief for the Huskies as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Shelby-Rising City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-12.
Shelby-Rising City found their leader in underclassman Aleigha Escobar-Schaefer, who had nine digs and three aces. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Escobar-Schaefer. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordyn Donner, who had nine digs.
Shelby-Rising City's victory bumped their record up to 9-17. As for Hampton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 18 of their last 19 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-23 record this season.
Shelby-Rising City has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Nebraska Lutheran on the 22nd. As for Hampton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against McCool Junction on the 21st.
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