Volleyball Recap: Cypress Ridge Takes a Loss

After flying high against Northbrook last Friday, Cypress Ridge came back down to earth. The Cypress Ridge Rams fell 3-1 to the Jersey Village Falcons on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost five in a row.

Cypress Ridge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-16.

Wendy Shada paced Cypress Ridge's offense, picking up 22 kills. Shada got some help from Dercy Mercado and her 20 assists. Finally, Jadyn Lastrap kept Cypress Ridge's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.

Jersey Village's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bella Spjut led the charge by getting 13 digs and 22 assists. Spjut has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more assists the last three times she's played. Aubrey Peters was another key player, getting five digs and 20 assists.

Cypress Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 8-22. As for Jersey Village, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 20-21.

Cypress Ridge and Jersey Village could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Cypress Ridge (ranked 645th) will meet Stratford (ranked 16th) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Jersey Village will take on Memorial at 4:30 p.m. on Friday down 257 places (376 vs. 119).

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