McCallum won the last time they faced Richards School for Young Women Leaders and Aaniya Thornton did her part to make sure it happened again. The McCallum Knights won by a set and slipped past Richards School for Young Women Leaders 3-2 thanks in part to Thornton, who had 22 digs and three aces. She has been hot recently, having posted 20 or more digs the last three times she's played.
McCallum was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-17, 16-14.
McCallum was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Richards School for Young Women Leaders still got an impressive performance from Aiyanna Espinoza, who had 22 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Espinoza has posted since back in September of 2023.
McCallum is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-17 record this season. As for Richards School for Young Women Leaders, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-18.
McCallum will host Bastrop at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Richards School for Young Women Leaders, they are taking a road trip to take on Cedar Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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