Rudder was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the College Station Cougars by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rangers of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Rudder wouldn't go down easily and took College Station into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-13, 25-19, 21-25, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Rudder still got an impressive performance from Daniela Ponce, who had 18 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Rudder was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as College Station only served five.
Haley Nash was nothing short of spectacular for College Station: she had 26 digs.
Rudder's record now sits at 26-20. As for College Station, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-10 record this season.
Rudder will challenge Brenham at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for College Station, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withLake Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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