Hull-Daisetta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell just short of the High Island Cardinals by a score of 3-2. The Bobcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Hull-Daisetta took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 16-25, 20-25, 25-13, 15-6.
Hull-Daisetta's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jenna Fregia, who had 13 digs, and Riley Arceneaux, who had six kills and four aces. The dominant performance gave Arceneaux a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Hull-Daisetta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 8.5.
Hull-Daisetta's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for High Island, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hull-Daisetta will take on Burkeville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hull-Daisetta is facing Burkeville at the right time seeing as Burkeville is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for High Island, they will challenge Spurger at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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