Volleyball Recap: Humble Christian Cougars vs. The Connection School of Houston Bears
It was a good run, but Humble Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of The Connection School of Houston Bears by a score of 3-2. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bears apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Humble Christian wouldn't go down easily and took The Connection School of Houston into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-17, 25-13, 15-25, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Humble Christian saw an underclassman step up: Sarah Cimpean had nine digs, two aces, and a kill. Cimpean is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
The Connection School of Houston found their leader in underclassman Eve Ogle, who had 32 digs and three aces. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Ogle.
Humble Christian's loss dropped their record down to 23-7. As for The Connection School of Houston, they pushed their record up to 10-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Humble Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, The Connection School of Houston and Lifegate Christian will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. Lifegate Christian will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something The Connection School of Houston surely won't give up without a fight.
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