Birdville has gone 9-1 against Ryan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Birdville Hawks will host the Ryan Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Birdville challenged Argyle on Friday. Birdville fell 3-1 to Argyle. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 22-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Ryan came up short against Van Alstyne on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Ryan had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-19, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Ryan saw an underclassman step up: Preslie Shiflett had 14 digs and two aces.
Birdville's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-6. As for Ryan, they dropped their record down to 13-23 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home.
Birdville took their victory against Ryan in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Birdville repeat their success, or does Ryan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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