Klein Oak was the 3-1 winner over Magnolia West when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Klein Oak Panthers fell just short of the Magnolia West Mustangs by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Panthers just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
While Klein Oak ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 13 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22, 26-28, 22-25, 15-13.
When it comes to explaining why Klein Oak lost, don't look at Samantha Kuehnle. Despite the final result, she had ten digs and 22 assists.
Lauren Brown was a one-man wrecking crew for Magnolia West as she had 28 digs and four aces. Brown is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Holly Ratcliffe, who had 16 digs and three aces.
Klein Oak's loss dropped their record down to 24-16. As for Magnolia West, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 24-10.
Klein Oak will be playing in front of their home fans against Klein at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Klein Oak is facing Klein at the right time seeing as Klein is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Magnolia West, they will venture away from home to challenge Tomball Memorial at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tomball Memorial is on a six-game streak of home wins, Magnolia West a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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