After flying high against Sam Houston on Tuesday, Grand Prairie came back down to earth. The Gophers came up short against the Arlington Colts on Friday, falling 3-0. The Gophers were not able to make up for their loss to the Colts from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-11, 25-17.
A'Niya Wesley paced Grand Prairie's offense, picking up nine kills. Wesley got some help from Jalesa Escamilla and her 12 assists. Finally, Wesley was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high two blocks.
Arlington found their leader in freshman Evelien Hodges, who had four digs and three aces. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Hodges.
Grand Prairie dropped their record down to 11-9-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Arlington, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-18.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Grand Prairie is set to square off against their familiar foe Lamar at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Arlington will face off against rival Martin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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