The Bixby Spartans are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Westmoore Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Bixby and Jenks met for a duel last Thursday where Bixby couldn't get it done. Bixby took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jenks.
Bixby was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Westmoore faced Mustang in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Westmoore fell just short of Mustang by a score of 3-2. The Jaguars just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
Westmoore actually scored more points across those five sets (109-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 13-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Westmoore had strong showings from Katelyn Stephenson, who had 24 digs and three aces, and Ana Chavez, who had six digs and three aces. Stephenson has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last ten times she's played.
Even though they lost, Westmoore was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine games.
Bixby has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-20 record this season. As for Westmoore, their loss dropped their record down to 19-13.
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