Brazos waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Hitchcock Bulldogs 3-0. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Brazos was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-9, 25-15.
Brazos' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kendall Macha led the charge by getting 13 digs and two aces. Macha is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Symantha King, who had six digs and ten assists.
Brazos 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 four consecutive games.
Brazos is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-23 record this season. As for Hitchcock, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Brazos will face off against East Bernard at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. East Bernard is on a six-game streak of home wins, Brazos a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Hitchcock, they are on the road again on Friday to play Boling at 4:30 p.m.
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