Magnolia West suffered their biggest defeat since August 26th on Tuesday. They came up short against the Tomball Cougars, falling 3-0. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
Magnolia West was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 25-15.
Bailey Roland paced Magnolia West's offense, picking up 13 kills. Roland got some help from Shannon Dworaczyk and her 26 assists. Dworaczyk also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Holly Ratcliffe, racking up three apiece.
Tomball can attribute much of their success to Gemma Hopkins, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Hopkins has posted over her last seven matchups.
Magnolia West's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Tomball, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Magnolia West will take on Katy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs are facing the Tigers at the right time seeing as the Tigers are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Tomball, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Klein at 5:30 p.m.
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