Swallows Charter Academy and Las Animas met for a duel on Saturday where Swallows Charter Academy couldn't get it done. The Swallows Charter Academy Spartans fell just short of the Las Animas Trojans by a score of 2-1. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Swallows Charter Academy sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 15-10.
Karli Holcomb paced Swallows Charter Academy's offense, picking up seven kills. Holcomb got some help from
Sydnee Borden and her nine assists.
Taylor Bond controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Las Animas got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Johanna Alvarado out in front who had 12 digs, a kill, and a block. Alvarado has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Swallows Charter Academy and nudges their season record down to 13-8. As for Las Animas, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-12.
Swallows Charter Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Calhan on the 2nd. Las Animas has also already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Custer County on the 2nd.
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