Temple hasn't had much luck against Copperas Cove recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Temple Wildcats will square off against the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs at 6:30 p.m. Temple is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Temple is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since October 13, 2023 on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Copperas Cove didn't have quite enough to beat Belton on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Copperas Cove took a 2-0 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next three. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-19, 15-12.
Copperas Cove might have lost, but man, Ailene Rodarte was a machine: she had 34 digs. Rodarte is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Copperas Cove kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least five blocks in five consecutive matchups.
Temple now has a losing record at 14-15. As for Copperas Cove, their loss dropped their record down to 18-10.
Temple might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Copperas Cove in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Temple avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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