Volleyball Preview: United Longhorns vs. United South Panthers
United has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the United South Panthers at 7:00 p.m. United will be strutting in after a victory while United South will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, United got the win against Judson by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant United was: they took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-13, 25-5.
United relied on the efforts of Andrea Fraga, who had 22 digs, and Aide Figueroa, who had 11 digs and three aces. Fraga is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 20 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carolina Samaniego, who had 14 digs and six kills.
Meanwhile, United South suffered their biggest loss since August 12th on Saturday. They came up short against Alexander, falling 3-0. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-21, 29-27, 25-15.
United has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for United South, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
United was able to grind out a solid win over United South in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 2-0. Will United repeat their success, or does United South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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