After flying high against Conroe on Tuesday, Willis came back down to earth. The Wildkats fell just short of the Oak Ridge War Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Wildkats haven't had much luck with the War Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Willis took Oak Ridge into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 25-23, 21-25, 19-25, 25-18, 15-12.
TORI GREENEY paced Willis' offense, picking up 19 kills. GREENEY got some help from CARLEIGH KNOBLACH and her 21 assists. GREENEY was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
Willis' defeat dropped their record down to 22-19. As for Oak Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Willis is set to square off against their familiar foe Grand Oaks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Oak Ridge will challenge rival Caney Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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