On Saturday, the Battle Spartans didn't have quite enough to beat the Oak Grove Panthers and fell 2-1. The loss put an end to the Spartans' undefeated start to the season.
Battle took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-17, 25-16.
Even though they lost, Battle couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 28.6% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 50.1%.
Having lost for the first time this season, Battle fell to 9-1-2. As for Oak Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0-1.
Battle didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win vs. Hickman on the 14th. As for Oak Grove, they will face off against Knob Noster at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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