Ritenour has gone 10-0 against Hazelwood East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Ritenour Huskies will host the Hazelwood East Spartans at 1:00 p.m. Ritenour is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Ritenour was able to grind out a solid victory over Hazelwood West, taking the game 3-1.
Ritenour had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 26-24, 25-16, 25-17.
Ritenour was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Hazelwood East unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to Alton. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Redbirds recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
While Hazelwood East was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-23.
Ritenour's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Hazelwood East, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-3.
Ritenour beat Hazelwood East 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Ritenour have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hazelwood East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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