On Thursday, Homestead faced Carroll in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Homestead Spartans fell just short of the Carroll Chargers by a score of 3-2. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Chargers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Homestead wouldn't go down easily and took Carroll into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-19, 25-27, 23-25, 19-17.
When it comes to explaining why Homestead lost, don't look at Madelyn Sipe. Despite the final result, she had 17 digs.
Carroll found their leader in underclassman Cala Haffner, who had 20 digs and three aces. Haffner is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played.
Homestead's loss dropped their record down to 21-6. As for Carroll, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-3.
Homestead wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Woodlan on the 8th. Carroll has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Lake Central on the 5th.
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