After flying high against Tomas on Tuesday, Fort Bend Marshall came back down to earth. The Buffalos took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lamar Consolidated Mustangs on Friday. While the Buffalos didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 25-19 in the first set.
Fort Bend Marshall started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-15.
Their offense was headlined by J'Ziah Rawlins and Taniya Hollingsworth, who picked up seven kills apiece. They got some help from Laniah Feagins and her 11 assists. Finally, Le'Hanna-Marie Kern kept Fort Bend Marshall's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Lamar Consolidated found their leader in sophomore Julissa Zepeda, who had six digs and three aces. Gift Ilodigwe also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assists of the season.
Buffalos
| 09/12/25 @ Lamar Consolidated | 1-3 |
| 09/09/25 vs Tomas | 3-0 |
| 09/05/25 @ Aldine | 3-2 |
| 09/01/25 vs Fort Bend Willowridge | 2-0 |
| 08/30/25 vs Fort Bend Hightower | 1-2 |
The defeat snapped Fort Bend Marshall's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-2 record. As for Lamar Consolidated, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 15-3.
Fort Bend Marshall has already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Fort Bend Kempner on the 16th. As for Lamar Consolidated, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Tomas on the 16th.
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