Hazel Green is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Houston. The Hazel Green Trojans fell just short of the Houston Mustangs by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2020.
Hazel Green 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 18-25, 25-20, 16-14.
Leading Houston to victory were Savannah Klepko and Madelyn Wainright. Klepko had six digs and 24 assists, while Wainright had ten digs.
Hazel Green's defeat dropped their record down to 22-4. As for Houston, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 21-6.
Hazel Green didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory vs. Chelsea on the 21st. As for Houston, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Briarcrest Christian at 6:30 p.m. Briarcrest Christian is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Houston will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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