The Hereford Whitefaces will head out on the road to square off against the West Plains Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, Hereford came up short against Canyon and fell 3-1. The Whitefaces have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hereford 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 11-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-22.
Meanwhile, West Plains waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Harvesters.
West Plains was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-20, 25-17.
West Plains' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mya Bartlett led the charge by getting 12 digs and three aces. Bartlett is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of CC Murillo, who had seven digs and 15 assists.
West Plains kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in four consecutive contests.
Hereford's defeat dropped their record down to 20-17. As for West Plains, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 23-11 record this season.
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