Volleyball Recap: Richardson Takes a Loss

After flying high against Irving last Tuesday, Richardson came back down to earth. The Richardson Eagles fell just short of the Garland Owls by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.

In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Richardson sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-18, 21-25, 25-22, 25-27, 15-11.

Aubri Timpf paced Richardson's offense, picking up 18 kills. Timpf got some help from Mariajose Cordero and her 26 assists. Cordero was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.

Richardson has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-20 record this season. As for Garland, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-16 record this season.

Richardson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Martin on the 5th. Garland has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Royse City on the 4th.

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