Magnolia lost against Magnolia West back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Magnolia Bulldogs came up short against the Magnolia West Mustangs, falling 3-0. The Bulldogs' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Magnolia was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Magnolia West work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 26-24, 25-16.
Magnolia's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mallie Kitchens, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Kitchens has posted since back in September.
Magnolia's defeat dropped their record down to 18-15. As for Magnolia West, they pushed their record up to 25-11 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Magnolia will welcome Klein at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Magnolia is facing Klein at the right time seeing as Klein is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Magnolia West, they will head out to face off against Klein Cain at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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