The Magnolia Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Klein Bearkats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Magnolia didn't have quite enough to beat Magnolia West and fell 3-2. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Magnolia took Magnolia West into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 17-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Magnolia might have lost, but man, Henlee Moszkowicz was a machine: she had 23 digs and two aces. Moszkowicz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last ten games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mallie Kitchens, who had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Magnolia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Klein was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Klein Oak.
Klein was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-19.
Magnolia's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Klein, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-15.
Magnolia skirted past Klein 2-1 in their previous matchup back in August of 2022. Does Magnolia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Klein turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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