After flying high against Caney Creek on Friday, Willis came back down to earth. The Wildkats fell 3-1 to The Woodlands Highlanders on Tuesday. The Wildkats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Highlanders earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 19-25, 25-12, 25-16.
KENNADIE GIBSON paced Willis' offense, picking up 12 kills. GIBSON got some help from OLIVIA KEO and her 13 assists. GIBSON was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Leading The Woodlands to victory were Ava Gibbs and JerMya Dickerson. Gibbs had 33 digs and seven assists, while Dickerson had 20 assists and 15 digs. Gibbs has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 31 times she's played. Cate Vickers also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Willis has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 19-17 record this season. As for The Woodlands, the victory got them back to even at 17-17.
Willis and The Woodlands should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Wildkats (ranked 260th) will meet Cleveland (ranked 1120th) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, The Woodlands will challenge Caney Creek at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (124 vs. 674).
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