Volleyball Recap: Ropes Eagles vs. Talkington School for Young Women Leaders Warriors
Ropes had already won two in a row, and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Talkington School for Young Women Leaders Warriors. This was a revenge game for the Eagles, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-1 loss when these two played last Saturday.
Ropes took Talkington School for Young Women Leaders into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 26-24, 28-30, 23-25, 15-9.
Ropes got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Vivian Gallegos out in front who had 11 digs and three aces. Madison Reyna was another key player, getting eight kills and four digs.
Ropes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 11.9.
Ropes has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Talkington School for Young Women Leaders, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ropes will square off against Brownfield at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Brownfield is coming into the contest with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Ropes will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Talkington School for Young Women Leaders, they will welcome Olton at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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