Homestead lost against Kettle Moraine back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Homestead Highlanders fell just short of the Kettle Moraine Lasers by a score of 2-1. The Highlanders haven't had much luck with the Lasers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Homestead 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, 25-21, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Homestead saw an underclassman step up: Lauren Fitzgibbon had six aces and five digs. The dominant performance gave Fitzgibbon a new career-high in aces.
Homestead's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Kettle Moraine, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-10.
Homestead will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against West Bend East at 7:00 p.m. The last four games Homestead has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Kettle Moraine, they will host Eau Claire Memorial at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kettle Moraine is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
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