After flying high against Terrell on Friday, Midlothian Heritage came back down to earth. The Jaguars came up short against the Red Oak Hawks on Tuesday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
While Midlothian Heritage ultimately came up short, they really made Red Oak work, particularly in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-17, 25-21.
Claire Moody paced Midlothian Heritage's offense, picking up 15 kills. Moody got some help from Bostyn Guinn and her 12 assists. Addi Huff controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Red Oak found their leader in freshman Maleah Ellis, who had 15 digs and two aces. Those 15 digs set a new season-high mark for Ellis.
Jaguars
| 10/14/25 @ Red Oak | 0-3 |
| 10/10/25 vs Terrell | 3-0 |
| 10/07/25 vs Corsicana | 3-0 |
| 10/03/25 vs Kaufman | 3-2 |
| 09/30/25 @ Midlothian | 0-3 |
The loss snapped Midlothian Heritage's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 13-23 record. As for Red Oak, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-10 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Midlothian Heritage will square off against rival Crandall at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Red Oak is set to challenge their familiar foe Corsicana at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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