Copperas Cove has been on the road for 16 straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Temple Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Copperas Cove didn't have quite enough to beat Belton and fell 3-2.
Copperas Cove came into the match hot and won the two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-19, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Copperas Cove got top-tier performance from Ailene Rodarte, who had 34 digs. Rodarte is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Copperas Cove kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. This was only their second loss (out of six games) when they block more than ten attacks.
Meanwhile, Temple entered their contest against Ellison on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Temple wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The loss continues a trend for them in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost nine in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 25-23.
Copperas Cove dropped their record down to 18-10 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Temple, they now have a losing record at 14-15.
Everything went Copperas Cove's way against Temple when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Copperas Cove made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Copperas Cove repeat their success, or does Temple have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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