After flying high against Paetow on Tuesday, Seven Lakes came back down to earth. The Spartans fell 3-1 to the Tompkins Falcons on Friday. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Seven Lakes started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-21.
Gracie Hobin paced Seven Lakes' offense, picking up 14 kills. Hobin got some help from Keira Do and her 26 assists. Do also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Megan Chapman, each putting up two.
Tompkins was led to victory by Lainey Monroe and Ava Shepard. Monroe had 19 digs and two aces, while Shepard had nine digs and two aces. What's more, Shepard racked up 20 assists, the most she's had since back in September.
Seven Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 22-11. As for Tompkins, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 32-5.
Seven Lakes and Tompkins should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Spartans (ranked 54th) will meet Mayde Creek (ranked 399th) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Tompkins will square off against Katy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (12 vs. 310).
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