Ropes has been away from home for four games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Brownfield Cubs at 10:00 a.m. Brownfield took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ropes, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Ropes narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Talkington School for Young Women Leaders 3-2.
Ropes took Talkington School for Young Women Leaders into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 25-17, 26-24, 28-30, 23-25, 15-9.
Ropes' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Vivian Gallegos led the charge by getting 11 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Reyna, who had eight kills and four digs.
Ropes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 11.9.
Meanwhile, Brownfield suffered their biggest defeat since October 21, 2023 last Tuesday. They came up short against All Saints Episcopal School, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-12, 25-17.
Ropes has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Brownfield, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ropes took their victory against Brownfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Ropes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brownfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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