After flying high against King last Tuesday, Gregory-Portland came back down to earth. The Gregory-Portland Wildcats took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
While Gregory-Portland ultimately came up short, they really made Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial work, particularly in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 21-25, 27-25.
Gregory-Portland lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sophia Davila, who had 18 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalli Rowe, who had 13 digs and two aces.
Leading Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial to victory were Jazlynn Escamilla and Kayla Chavez. Escamilla had 15 digs, while Chavez had nine digs, four kills, and 42 assists. Chavez is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Gregory-Portland's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-18. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 30-5.
Gregory-Portland will head out to challenge Ray at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ray is coming into the game with nine straight defeats at home, meaning Gregory-Portland will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, they will welcome Alice at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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