If Magnolia was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Klein Oak last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Magnolia Bulldogs came up short against the Tomball Memorial Wildcats on Friday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.
Magnolia was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Tomball Memorial work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 26-24.
Despite the loss, Magnolia still got an impressive performance from Mallie Kitchens, who had 18 digs.
Leading Tomball Memorial to victory were Camdyn Chaddock and Lauren Helmer. Chaddock had 15 digs, while Helmer had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces Helmer has posted since back in September.
Magnolia's defeat dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Tomball Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 24-12 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Klein Cain the next time they take the court. Tomball Memorial will host Klein Cain at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Magnolia will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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