The Cooper Dragons are taking a road trip to challenge the Houston Christian Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Cooper didn't have quite enough to beat St. John XXIII and fell 3-2.
Cooper wouldn't go down easily and took St. John XXIII into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-12, 23-25, 19-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Houston Christian came up short against FBCHA on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-9, 25-17.
Cooper dropped their record down to 11-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Houston Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-18.
Cooper skirted past Houston Christian 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cooper since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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