Daphne is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Houston. The Daphne Trojans took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Houston Mustangs. The Trojans have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-20.
When it comes to explaining why Daphne lost, don't look at Isabella Charlton. Despite the final result, she had seven digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Charlton is now averaging an impressive 10 digs per game.
Houston was led to victory by Ella Seeger and Sydnee Carter. Seeger had 11 kills and seven digs, while Carter had seven digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Seeger now had six or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Wainright, who had nine digs.
The defeat snapped Daphne's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 21-8 record. As for Houston, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-6.
Daphne's road trip will continue as they head out to face Indian Springs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Houston, they will take on Enterprise at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday.
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