After flying high against Bowie on Tuesday, Austin came back down to earth. The Maroons fell just short of the Westlake Chaparrals by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Maroons were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Chaparrals earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Austin actually scored more points across those five sets (110-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 12-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Westlake to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sunny McWilliams, who had 34 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, McWilliams is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game. Kyrksen Cook was another key player, getting ten digs and two aces.
Austin's defeat ended a six-match streak of away wins and brought them to 33-5. As for Westlake, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 26-14.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Austin will take on rival Lake Travis at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Westlake is set to square off against their familiar foe Dripping Springs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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