After flying high against Flanagan on Monday, Cooper City came back down to earth. The Cowboys came up short against the Western Wildcats on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Cowboys haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Cooper City was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Western work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 26-24, 25-17.
Sophia Tellez paced Cooper City's offense, picking up nine kills. Tellez got some help from Devin Dillon and her ten assists. Player #4 and Hayley Horowitz kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Western to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carolina Olivet, who had eight digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Olivet a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sarah Perez (Ojeda), who had 12 digs and two assists.
Cooper City's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Western, they pushed their record up to 10-10 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Cooper City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Pompano Beach on the 9th. As for Western, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Calvary Christian Academy on the 9th.
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