The Rosebud-Lott Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Valley Mills Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Rosebud-Lott can't be too worried about heading out to take on Valley Mills: they just beat Axtell at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Rosebud-Lott came out on top in a nail-biter against Axtell on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.
Rosebud-Lott took Axtell into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 25-18, 21-25, 20-25, 25-20, 20-18.
Rosebud-Lott found their leader in underclassman Hayley Meadows, who had ten digs and two aces.
Rosebud-Lott was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Valley Mills sidestepped Hico for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Valley Mills got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-10.
Rosebud-Lott now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Valley Mills, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-13.
Rosebud-Lott came up short against Valley Mills in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Can Rosebud-Lott avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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