It was a proper cat-fight when Taft faced off against Delano on Tuesday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Taft took Delano into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Rylee Owens paced Taft's offense, picking up 13 kills. Owens got some help from Karsynn Owens and her 35 assists. Rylee was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
Saidi Garcia was the offensive standout of the contest as she had ten digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Taft's loss dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Delano, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-10.
Coincidentally, Taft and Delano will both be playing Kennedy the next time they take the court. The Wildcats will head out to face the Thunderbirds at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, while the Tigers will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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