Katy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They came up short against the Tompkins Falcons, falling 3-0. The Tigers were not able to make up for their loss to the Falcons from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Katy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-6, 25-11.
Their offense was headlined by Sammy Ross and Ella Chaapel, who picked up four kills apiece. They got some help from Ashlyn Dodd and her nine assists.
Leading Tompkins to victory were Lainey Monroe and Annabelle Journeycake. Monroe had six digs and two aces, while Journeycake had two aces and one assist. The dominant performance also gave Monroe a new career-high in assists (eight).
Katy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Tompkins, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Katy will challenge rival Mayde Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Tompkins is set to take on their familiar foe Katy Taylor at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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