The Ropes Eagles will square off against the Vega Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Ropes is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Ropes is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Plains just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Saturday. They fell 3-1 to the Cowboys. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cowboys 25-23 in the first set.
Ropes 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 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-14.
Ropes' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Braedyn Reyna, who had 18 digs, and Bailey Turner, who had ten digs.
Even though they lost, Ropes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Vega's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Friona by a score of 3-2.
Vega was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Friona work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-17, 24-26, 16-25, 15-13.
Ropes' defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 29-13. As for Vega, their loss dropped their record down to 31-6.
Ropes might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Vega when the teams last played back in August. Can Ropes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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