Volleyball Preview: Cy-Fair Bobcats vs. Stratford Spartans
Cy-Fair and Stratford are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Cy-Fair Bobcats will take on the Stratford Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Cy-Fair is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Memorial just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 3-2. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Cy-Fair sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 21-25, 25-16, 17-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Cy-Fair had strong showings from Anna Solis, who had 24 digs and two aces, and Pearson Noone, who had 21 digs. Solis is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Stratford had already won 11 in a row and they went ahead and made it 12 on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Falcons.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 23-25, 25-21, 25-11.
Cy-Fair now has a losing record at 18-19. As for Stratford, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 33-2.
Cy-Fair suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Stratford in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stratford's Rachel Ashby, who had 14 digs and five aces. Now that Cy-Fair knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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