Ropes typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Plains proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Ropes Eagles. The Cowboys are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 11 straight.
Plains had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-14.
Leading Plains to victory were Zoey Valles and Aileen Perez. Valles had 18 digs, while Perez had five aces and 13 assists. Those five aces gave Perez a new career-high.
Plains was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Ropes' loss came despite strong showings from Braedyn Reyna and Bailey Turner. Reyna had 18 digs, while Turner had ten digs.
Plains' victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-11. As for Ropes, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 29-13.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Plains will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on West Texas at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, Ropes and Vega will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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