Rudder was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kingwood Park Panthers.
Rudder was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Kingwood Park work for it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-22, 30-28, 19-25, 25-19.
Addison Benavidez paced Rudder's offense, picking up 27 kills. Benavidez got some help from Maddie Willis and her 27 assists.
Kingwood Park can attribute much of their success to Ava Etheridge, who had 15 digs and three aces. That's the most digs Etheridge has posted over her last nine matches.
Rudder's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Kingwood Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rudder will challenge Del Valle at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for Kingwood Park, they will take on La Porte at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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