The Cooper Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Memorial Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cooper has now lost 16 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 22.
On Tuesday, Cooper didn't have quite enough to beat Abilene and fell 3-2.
Cooper took Abilene into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-13, 24-26, 22-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Memorial made easy work of Abilene on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win. The Mavericks haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
While Memorial won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 25-20.
Memorial's win bumped their record up to 26-6. As for Cooper, their loss dropped their record down to 1-25.
Cooper might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Memorial when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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