Volleyball Recap: Fort Bend Kempner Falls Despite Big Games from Sydney Hatch and Natalie Zimmerman

By Team Reports Oct 29, 2024, 7:26am

Volleyball Recap: Fort Bend Kempner Cougars vs. Randle Lions

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Fort Bend Kempner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Randle Lions by a score of 3-2. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on October 1st.

Fort Bend Kempner took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-13, 21-25, 25-22, 15-9.

Fort Bend Kempner's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Natalie Zimmerman, who had 17 digs and four aces, and Sydney Hatch, who had 11 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Hatch a new career-high in aces.

Fort Bend Kempner's loss dropped their record down to 14-21. As for Randle, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-25.

Fort Bend Kempner will face off against Victoria East at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Victoria East will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Fort Bend Kempner surely won't give up without a fight. Randle does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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