Affton had lost six straight at home dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 3-16-1 to make it seven. They lost 3-0 to the Rockwood Summit Falcons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 back in March.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Blake Hand, who had 22 assists and 11 digs. Another player making a difference was Nathan Meyers, who had 14 digs and two assists.
As for Rockwood Summit, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8-1 record this season. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
Rockwood Summit found their leader in freshman Benjamin VanHorn, who had 13 digs and two aces. Those 13 digs set a new season-high mark for VanHorn.
Coming up, Affton will take on Ritenour at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Cougars are facing the Huskies at the right time seeing as the Huskies are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Rockwood Summit, they have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Whitfield on the 25th.
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