West Bend East lost against Homestead back in September of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Suns fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 3-2.
West Bend East wouldn't go down easily and took Homestead into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-22, 25-16, 23-25, 15-12.
Malia Haug paced West Bend East's offense, picking up 14 kills. Haug got some help from Lydia Hoier and her 26 assists. Hoier was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Leading Homestead to victory were Lauren Fitzgibbon and Kennedy Klueger. Fitzgibbon had 15 digs and one assist, while Klueger had 14 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Klueger has posted since back in August.
West Bend East's defeat dropped their record down to 13-20. As for Homestead, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.
West Bend East will take on Arrowhead in a tournament on Saturday. As for Homestead, after both having extra time off, they and Cedarburg will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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