After flying high against Young Women's Leadership Academy last Monday, Brackenridge came back down to earth. The Brackenridge Eagles fell just short of the Sam Houston Hurricanes by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hurricanes apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Brackenridge took Sam Houston into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 25-20, 25-14, 21-25, 15-12.
Brackenridge's loss came despite strong showings from Laila Cerna and Ashlynn Cortinas. Cerna had 57 digs, while Cortinas had 20 digs, 12 kills, and two aces. With that strong performance, Cerna is now averaging an impressive 12 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Brackenridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Brackenridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-20. As for Sam Houston, the victory snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 4-13 record.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Fox Tech the next time they take the court. Brackenridge will head out to face Fox Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Sam Houston will host them at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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