Austin is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Hoover. The Austin Maroons came up short against the Hoover Buccaneers, falling 3-0. The Maroons' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Austin was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-10, 25-23.
Hoover was led to victory by Sydney Durban and Addison Jenkins. Durban had 22 digs, while Jenkins had 11 digs and 13 assists. Durban is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season.
Austin's loss dropped their record down to 39-6. As for Hoover, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 38-9.
Austin will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Dripping Springs at 5:30 p.m. Hoover has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Bob Jones on the 24th.
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