Splendora was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Tarkington Longhorns. The Wildcats were not able to make up for their defeat to the Longhorns from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
Splendora was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Tarkington work for it, especially in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-18, 18-25, 25-21, 28-26.
Bevin Baker paced Splendora's offense, picking up 14 kills. Baker got some help from Lanie Kitchen and her 17 assists. Baker was also solid from the service line: she led the team with eight aces.
Splendora's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Tarkington, they moved to 8-17 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Coming up, Splendora will be playing in front of their home fans against Spring at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tarkington, they have already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Harker Heights on the 30th.
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