It was a good run, but Ropes unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to the Plains Cowboys. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on October 4th.
Ropes started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-14.
Ropes' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Braedyn Reyna, who had 18 digs, and Bailey Turner, who had ten digs.
Even though they lost, Ropes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive contests.
Plains was led to victory by Zoey Valles and Aileen Perez. Valles had 18 digs, while Perez had five aces and 13 assists. The dominant performance gave Perez a new career-high in aces.
Ropes' defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 29-13. As for Plains, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 23-11.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. After both having extra time off, Ropes and Vega will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Plains, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on West Texas at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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