The Magnolia Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Magnolia West Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Magnolia lost 3-0 to Tomball on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-18.
Magnolia's defeat came about despite a quality game from Mallie Kitchens, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Magnolia West entered their tilt with Klein Oak on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They had just enough and edged the Panthers out 3-2.
Magnolia West wouldn't go down easily and took Klein Oak into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-22, 26-28, 22-25, 15-13.
Lauren Brown had a dynamite game for Magnolia West, getting 28 digs and four aces. Brown is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Holly Ratcliffe, who had 16 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Magnolia West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Magnolia's loss dropped their record down to 18-14. As for Magnolia West, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-10 record this season.
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