North Shore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the George Ranch Longhorns. The Mustangs were not able to make up for their defeat to the Longhorns from their previous meeting back in August of 2015.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, North Shore sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-12, 21-25, 25-9.
Zoe Williams paced North Shore's offense, picking up eight kills. Williams got some help from Madison Gray and her nine assists. Jade Tran controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Among those leading the charge was Mckenzie Reed, who had five digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2024. Alice Long also deserves some recognition as she had her first kill of the season.
North Shore's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for George Ranch, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
North Shore has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Clear Brook on the 21st. George Ranch has also already played their next match (against Dobie), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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