After flying high against Del Valle last Tuesday, Westlake came back down to earth. The Westlake Chaparrals fell just short of the Austin Maroons by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Chaparrals were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Maroons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Westlake sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-18, 17-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-6.
Loss or not, Westlake got some senior leadership from Mallory Weyand and Trinity Johnston. Weyand had 20 digs and two aces, while Johnston had eight digs and two aces.
Even though they lost, Westlake kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted in their last eight contests.
Austin found their leader in underclassman Laven Blumoff, who had 15 digs. Blumoff has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Westlake moved to 25-16 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Austin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 37-5.
Westlake didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Dripping Springs on the 15th. Austin has also already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Lake Travis on the 15th.
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