If Houston was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Dixon on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers fell just short of the Cabool Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Houston wouldn't go down easily and took Cabool into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 12-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-12, 15-3.
Cabool found their leader in sophomore Jayne Thompson, who had 25 kills, four digs, and two aces. Thompson has been hot, having posted eight or more kills the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sophia Dotson, who had 12 digs and seven kills.
Houston's defeat dropped their record down to 19-8-3. As for Cabool, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 23-7-3.
Houston didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Ava on the 16th. As for Cabool, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Willow Springs on the 16th.
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