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The Rice Lady Raiders were handed back-to-back district losses.
The Lady Raiders hosted the Brazos Cougarettes on Friday, Oct. 16, then stayed on their home court to face the Columbus Lady Cardinals on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
VS. BRAZOS, L, 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-10)
In their first match, the Lady Raiders hosted the Brazos Cougarettes at Rice Consolidated High School. The match started with the Lady Raiders scoring 17 points in the first set.
That was all the offense the Lady Raiders saw in the first set as the Cougarettes picked up a 25-17 win. In the second set, the Lady Raiders once again scored 17 points and came up short with a 25-17 loss again in the second set.
The Cougarettes had a 2-0 set lead that they carried into the third set. The Cougarettes defense came up big as they held the Lady Raiders to 10 points and closed out the match with a score of 25-10.
The Lady Raiders had to move from this game quickly and focus on their next match. Their next match was against the Columbus Lady Cardinals on their home court at Rice Consolidated High School.
VS. COLUMBUS, L, 3-0 (25-4, 25-8, 25-7)
In their second match of the week, the Lady Raiders faced the Lady Cardinals. In this match the Lady Cards held the Lady Raiders to under 10 points in three straight sets.
In the first set, the Lady Cards held the Lady Raiders to four points and secured a 25-4 win to start the match. In the second set, the Lady Raiders doubles their point total from the first set, scoring eight points.
The Lady Cards offense continued to score points in bunches and picked up a 25-8 win. With a 2-0 set lead, the Lady Cards continued to play well on offense and defense to close out the match.
The third set saw the Lady Cards hold the Lady Raiders to seven points. They closed out the third set and the match with a final score of 25-7 for the Lady Raiders’ second district loss of the week.
The Lady Raiders have one more district game left on their schedule on Friday, Oct. 23, where they will face East Bernard at East Bernard High School.
