After flying high against North Garland last Tuesday, Wylie East came back down to earth. The Wylie East Raiders fell just short of the Lone Star Rangers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their 13-game winning streak.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Lone Star scored at least eight points in every set. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-23, 25-17, 17-25, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Wylie East still got an impressive performance from Jordyn Wacaster, who had 20 digs.
Even though they lost, Wylie East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Lone Star's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tilah Perez led the charge by getting 12 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Perez a new career-high in aces.
Wylie East's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 32-8. As for Lone Star, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 24-14.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Wylie East will take on North Forney at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Wylie East is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. As for Lone Star, they will challenge Liberty at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Lone Star surely won't give up without a fight.
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