Volleyball Preview: Freer Buckaroos vs. Refugio Bobcats
The Freer Buckaroos are taking a road trip to take on the Refugio Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Freer came up short against Skidmore-Tynan on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Buckaroos have struggled against the Bobcats recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Refugio was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Agua Dulce. While the Bobcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Longhorns 25-23 in the first set.
Refugio started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-13, 26-24, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Refugio had strong showings from Bradi Fox-Smith, who had 24 digs, 12 kills, two aces, and a block, and Jazaelynne Lewis, who had 21 digs, 11 kills, and two blocks. Fox-Smith is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cedie Wills, who had 15 digs, three blocks, and a kill.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Refugio kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
Freer's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 27-7. As for Refugio, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-14.
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