After flying high against Tahoka last Tuesday, Olton came back down to earth. The Olton Mustangs lost 3-0 to the Plains Cowboys on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Cowboys: they've now lost nine in a row.
While Olton was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Plains' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-21.
Plains was led to victory by Aileen Perez and Zoey Valles. Perez had three aces and 16 assists, while Valles had 13 digs. Those three aces gave Perez a new career-high.
Olton now has a losing record at 16-17. As for Plains, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season.
Olton will face off against Post at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Plains, they will challenge Ropes at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Plains sitting on ten straight wins and Ropes on three.
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