Oak Ridge and Royse City squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Oak Ridge had to settle for second. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Royse City Bulldogs. The War Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August.
Oak Ridge 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 18-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-15.
Taylor Whitehead and Bradi Rhodes certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Whitehead had 13 digs, while Rhodes had 11 assists.
Royse City was led to victory by Patience Gibson and Gracyn Stough. Gibson had 20 digs and three aces, while Stough had 12 digs and two aces. Gibson has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Oak Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 35-12. As for Royse City, they are on a roll lately: they've won 30 of their last 35 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 40-8 record this season.
Oak Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Royse City, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against College Park on the 15th.
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