Volleyball Preview: Plains Cowboys vs. Ropes Eagles
Plains has gone 7-2 against Ropes recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Plains Cowboys will host the Ropes Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Plains comes in on five and Ropes on nine.
Last Tuesday, everything went Plains' way against Olton as Plains made off with a 3-0 victory.
Plains never let Olton on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-10, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Ropes made easy work of Tahoka on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ropes was: they took every set by at least 18 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-7, 25-7.
Ropes found their leader in underclassman Allye Bandy, who had seven digs, four aces, and a kill. Bandy is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Braedyn Reyna, who had nine digs and three aces.
Ropes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Plains is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Ropes, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-11.
Plains came up short against Ropes when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Plains, Kamdyn Garcia (who had 29 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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