Sharpstown came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but they unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Galena Park Yellowjackets, falling 3-0.
While Sharpstown was not able to put a set on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final set scores came out to 25-23, 25-8, 25-9.
It was the Naihlyn Perez show as she single-handedly carved up the defense, getting 14 aces and eight kills. The team also got some help from Kaylie Vasquez, who had 10 digs and two aces.
Sharpstown has now lost 12 of their last 15 games on the road. That gives them a 6-6 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 3-1 Spring Woods (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 58.7% over those games). As for Galena Park, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-13.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Sharpstown will face off against their in-conference opponent Waltrip at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Galena Park is set to challenge their familiar foe Cesar E. Chavez at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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