After a string of seven wins, Hazelwood East's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Ritenour Huskies by a score of 2-1. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Huskies 25-23 in the first set.
Hazelwood East started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-20.
Leading Ritenour to victory were Sonya Nguyen and Wynter Crawford. Nguyen had 15 digs and two aces, while Crawford had seven kills. With that strong performance, Nguyen is now averaging an impressive 10 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kimberly Alvarado Oropeza, who had nine digs and ten assists.
Hazelwood East's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-5-1. As for Ritenour, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-13-1.
Hazelwood East has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against McCluer South-Berkeley on the 14th. As for Ritenour, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Affton on the 12th.
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