Volleyball Recap: Lone Star Rangers vs. Wylie East Raiders
Wylie East typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Lone Star proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Wylie East Raiders. For the Rangers, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 victory the Raiders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
Lone Star took Wylie East into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-23, 25-17, 17-25, 15-8.
Lone Star's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tilah Perez, who had 12 digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Perez a new career-high.
When it comes to explaining why Wylie East lost, don't look at Jordyn Wacaster. Despite the final result, she had 20 digs.
Lone Star has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-14 record this season. As for Wylie East, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 32-8.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lone Star will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Liberty at 6:30 p.m. Liberty will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Lone Star surely won't give up without a fight. As for Wylie East, they will face off against North Forney at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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