After flying high against Ennis last Thursday, Red Oak came back down to earth. The Red Oak Hawks fell just short of the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hawks of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Red Oak wouldn't go down easily and took Midlothian Heritage into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-20, 25-16, 24-26, 15-4.
Midlothian Heritage had a senior duo take command as Maddie Parrish had 24 digs and Kylie Hamilton had 13 digs. Those 24 digs set a new season-high mark for Parrish.
Red Oak moved to 25-16 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Midlothian Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-19 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Red Oak will welcome Corsicana at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Red Oak is facing Corsicana at the right time seeing as Corsicana is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Midlothian Heritage, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Crandall at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Midlothian Heritage is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
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