Volleyball Game Preview: Wortham Bulldogs vs. Axtell Longhorns

By Team Reports Oct 4, 2024, 8:31am

Volleyball Preview: Wortham Bulldogs vs. Axtell Longhorns

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Wortham is 10-0 against Axtell since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wortham Bulldogs will look to defend their home court against the Axtell Longhorns at 4:30 p.m. Wortham is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.

Last Tuesday, Wortham didn't have quite enough to beat Riesel and fell 3-2.

Wortham wouldn't go down easily and took Riesel into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-15, 25-12, 15-25, 15-10.

Meanwhile, Axtell entered their tilt with Dawson on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Bulldogs.

The final score came out to 25-23, 25-16, 26-24.

Wortham's loss dropped their record down to 10-18. As for Axtell, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season.

Wortham took their win against Axtell in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Wortham repeat their success, or does Axtell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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