West Ranch entered their game against Saugus on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The West Ranch Wildcats fell just short of the Saugus Centurions by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Wildcats let down their fans at home.
West Ranch actually scored more points across those five sets (107-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 21-25, 17-25, 27-25, 15-10.
West Ranch's loss came despite strong showings from Alexandra Seres and Grace Kelley. Seres had 19 digs and three aces, while Kelley had 11 kills, five digs, and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Gustin, who had ten digs.
Even though they lost, West Ranch was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Bailey Posey was the offensive standout of the match as she had eight digs.
West Ranch's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-3. As for Saugus, the win (which was their 17th in a row) raised their record to 28-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, West Ranch and Valencia will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Saugus, they will be playing at home against Hart at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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