After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Calallen, Rockport-Fulton was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top against the Ingleside Mustangs by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Pirates also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Rockport-Fulton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 25-20, 25-21.
Rockport-Fulton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aariana Valadez led the charge by getting 23 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Valadez a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Adyson Burton, who had 12 digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Rockport-Fulton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Rockport-Fulton's record now sits at 12-15. As for Ingleside, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-11 record this season.
Rockport-Fulton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss vs. Jones on the 1st. Ingleside has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Sinton on the 1st.
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