Volleyball Preview: MacArthur Brahmas vs. South San Antonio Bobcats
MacArthur is 7-2 against South San Antonio since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The MacArthur Brahmas will look to defend their home court against the South San Antonio Bobcats at 6:45 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Tuesday, it was close, but MacArthur sidestepped Southside for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Brahmas.
MacArthur wouldn't go down easily and took Southside into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South San Antonio, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Southside 3-2.
South San Antonio took Southside into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-15, 25-16, 23-25, 15-13.
South San Antonio found their leader in underclassman Alyssa Ramirez, who had 53 digs. Ramirez has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesenia Casanova, who had 15 digs and two aces.
South San Antonio kept the net locked down and finished the game with 20 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
MacArthur has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 23-14 record this season. As for South San Antonio, their win bumped their record up to 19-17.
MacArthur took their victory against South San Antonio in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does MacArthur have another victory up their sleeve, or will South San Antonio turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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