Volleyball Preview: Tahoka Bulldogs vs. Ropes Eagles
After both having extra time off, the Tahoka Bulldogs and the Ropes Eagles will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Tahoka has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Ropes will arrive with three straight wins.
Tahoka lost 3-0 to Olton on Tuesday.
While Tahoka was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Olton's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-19, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Ropes got the win against Abernathy on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-18, 25-6.
Ropes' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bailey Turner led the charge by getting seven digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Reyna, who had eight kills.
Ropes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive games.
Tahoka's defeat dropped their record down to 3-23. As for Ropes, they pushed their record up to 28-12 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Tahoka might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Ropes in their previous meeting on October 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ropes' Allye Bandy, who had seven digs, four aces, and a kill. Now that Tahoka knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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