Cinco Ranch had won 15 straight games and Abby Borchardt did her part to make it 16 on Friday. The Cinco Ranch Cougars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over The Woodlands Highlanders thanks in part to Borchardt, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven matchups.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-103) Cinco Ranch actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Cinco Ranch was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive matches.
Despite the defeat, The Woodlands had strong showings from Cameron Mcdaniel, who had 28 digs and three aces, and Olivia Hertel, who had 19 digs. Mcdaniel has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 29 times she's played.
Cinco Ranch pushed their record up to 32-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for The Woodlands, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 34-9 record.
Cinco Ranch and The Woodlands should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Cinco Ranch (ranked 12th) will meet Alief Taylor (ranked 684th) at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, The Woodlands (ranked 23rd) will meet MacArthur (ranked 612th) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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