Volleyball Recap: Lilly Gowan's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Vista Ridge over Round Rock

Rangers

Previous 5 Games

10/10/25 @ Round Rock	1-3
10/07/25 @ McNeil	3-0
10/03/25 vs Round Rock Westwood	3-0
09/26/25 @ Hutto	3-0
09/23/25 vs Vandegrift	2-3

It was a good run, but Vista Ridge unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-match winning streak on Friday. They fell 3-1 to the Round Rock Dragons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Dragons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.

Vista Ridge started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-20, 25-14, 25-15.

Vista Ridge's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lilly Gowan, who had 22 assists and 13 digs. Gowan is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Chenault, who had 22 digs and two aces.

Leading Round Rock to victory were Isa Cordaway-Dreier and Viviana Astill. Cordaway-Dreier had 25 digs, while Astill had nine digs and one assist. That's the most digs Cordaway-Dreier has posted since back in August.

Vista Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 23-18. As for Round Rock, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 34-8 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Vista Ridge will face off against rival Cedar Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Round Rock is set to challenge their familiar foe Round Rock Westwood at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.