With a playoff game on the line, Melissa rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Texas Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Cardinals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Melissa's got stronger as the match went on, holding Texas to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-14, 25-8.
Melissa was led to victory by Presley Williford and Kimora Castleberry. Williford had four digs and 23 assists, while Castleberry had three digs and 18 assists. Castleberry has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more assists the last four times she's played.
Melissa couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.2% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Melissa has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 35-8 record this season. As for Texas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 26-16.
Melissa will take on Reedy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Texas does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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