If Magnolia West was riding high off their 3-0 takedown of Klein last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Magnolia West Mustangs fell 3-1 to the Klein Oak Panthers on Tuesday. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2023.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-16, 19-25, 25-17.
Despite the loss, Magnolia West still got an impressive performance from Alexis Massey, who had 14 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Massey a new career-high in aces.
Leading Klein Oak to victory were Samantha Kuehnle and Camille Csernik. Kuehnle had seven digs and two aces, while Csernik hit 57.1% for 21 kills, 15 digs, and a block. Csernik is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had eight or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
Magnolia West has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-9 record this season. As for Klein Oak, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-11.
Magnolia West will be playing in front of their home fans against Tomball Memorial at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Tomball Memorial will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Magnolia West surely won't give up without a fight. As for Klein Oak, they will head out on the road to challenge Klein at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Klein Oak is facing Klein at the right time seeing as Klein is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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