If Giddings was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Smithville last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Giddings Buffaloes fell 3-1 to the La Grange Leopards on Tuesday. The Buffaloes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Leopards apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on October 4th.
Giddings actually scored more points across those four sets (97-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 17-25, 25-23, 26-24.
Despite the defeat, Giddings had strong showings from Rylee Spencer, who had 16 digs and two aces, and Rilynn Creek, who had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Spencer has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Giddings was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in four consecutive contests.
With the loss, Giddings broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-25. As for La Grange, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-25 record this season.
Giddings has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Bellville on the 25th. As for La Grange, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Caldwell on the 25th.
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