Royal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Freeman Golden Eagles, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
While Royal was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Freeman's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-13, 25-17.
Royal's defeat dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Freeman, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-25 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Royal will take on rival Fort Bend Willowridge at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Freeman is set to challenge their familiar foe Stafford at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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