Fossil Ridge is 0-4 against Aledo since August of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the Aledo Bearcats at 6:00 p.m.
Fossil Ridge is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They came up short against Chisholm Trail, falling 3-0.
Fossil Ridge was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Aledo had already won 16 in a row and they went ahead and made it 17 on Friday. They put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Aledo won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-14, 25-16.
Aledo's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sophia Frank led the charge by getting eight digs and 22 assists. Frank is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Meador, who had 16 digs.
Fossil Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 13-24. As for Aledo, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season.
Fossil Ridge might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Aledo when the teams last played back in September. Can Fossil Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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