After both having extra time off, the Ropes Eagles and the Tahoka Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ropes has three straight wins, Tahoka has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Ropes made easy work of Abernathy and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-18, 25-6.
Ropes' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bailey Turner, who had seven digs and four aces. Madison Reyna was another key player, getting eight kills.
Ropes 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 ten aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Tahoka lost 3-0 to Olton on Tuesday.
While Tahoka was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Olton's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-19, 25-22.
Ropes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 28-12 record this season. As for Tahoka, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-23.
Everything went Ropes' way against Tahoka in their previous meeting on October 1st, as Ropes made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ropes since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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