Volleyball Recap: Austin Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Ella Johnson and Laven Blumoff

By Team Reports Nov 2, 2024, 8:24am

Volleyball Recap: Austin Maroons vs. Dripping Springs Tigers

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If Austin was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Del Valle last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Austin Maroons fell 3-1 to the Dripping Springs Tigers on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Maroons in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost six in a row.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-16.

Austin's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Laven Blumoff, who had 14 digs, and Ella Johnson, who had four digs and 17 assists.

Dripping Springs had a senior duo take command as Lourdes Frontera had ten digs and 34 assists and Callie Krueger had 14 digs.

Austin's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 39-6. As for Dripping Springs, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 44-2.

After both having extra time off, Austin and Vandegrift will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vandegrift is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Austin a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Dripping Springs has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Grand Oaks on the 1st.

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