Volleyball Recap: Vista Ridge Gets Past Leander

The Vista Ridge Rangers earned a 3-1 victory over the Leander Lions on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rangers.

Vista Ridge had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final set scores came out to 21-25, 25-17, 25-14, 26-24.

Leading Vista Ridge to victory were Kelsi Watson and Ella Fazio. Watson had 19 kills, 11 digs, and two solo blocks, while Fazio had 44 assists. The team also got some help from Nia Cannon, who had nine digs, five kills, and two aces.

Despite the defeat, Leander had strong showings from Emma Davis, who had 18 digs and three assists, and Maggie Looman, who had 13 digs, seven kills, and a solo block. Another player making a difference was Riley Cooper, who had 20 assists and four digs.

Vista Ridge has now won six of their last seven games at home. That's been a welcome lift for their 16-24 record this season. As for Leander, they dropped their record down to 17-22 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Vista Ridge is set to take on their familiar foe East View at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Leander will challenge their in-conference opponent Hutto at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.