After flying high against Cameron on Monday, Frontier came back down to earth. The Cougars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tyler Knights on Thursday.
Frontier started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 22-25, 25-14, 25-4, 25-13.
Frontier's defeat wasn't for lack of effort from Willow Smitley: she had 11 kills, 11 digs, and a solo block in a losing cause. Another player making a difference was Addison Edgar, who had 11 kills, nine digs, and a solo block.
Tyler got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kayli West out in front who had 21 kills, 16 digs, four aces, and three solo blocks. Sloane Wall was another key player, getting 18 kills, 11 digs, and three solo blocks.
Cougars
| vs THS 9-24-2026 | 1-3 | L |
| @ CHS 9-21-2026 | 3-0 | W |
| @ RHS 9-17-2026 | 0-3 | L |
| vs VHS 9-15-2026 | 3-0 | W |
Frontier's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Tyler, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-10.
Looking ahead, Frontier will challenge Wood County Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Tyler, they will square off against Doddridge County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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