After a string of four wins, Troy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 3-1 to the West Trojans. The defeat continues a trend for Troy in their matchups with West: they've now lost three in a row.
Troy 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 22-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-21.
West was led to victory by Addison Macik and Hailey Strickland. Macik had 11 digs and three aces, while Strickland had eight digs. That's the most aces Macik has posted since back in October of 2023.
Troy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-16. As for West, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 27-11.
Troy will venture away from home to challenge Clifton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clifton is coming into the match with six straight wins at home, so Troy will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for West, they will welcome McGregor at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. West is facing McGregor at the right time seeing as McGregor is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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