Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Hannibell Blanco and Tiffany Garza Lead Rivera to Victory

By Team Reports Oct 4, 2024, 11:27am

Volleyball Recap: Rivera Raiders vs. Weslaco East Wildcats

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Rivera came tearing into Saturday's matchup with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Weslaco East Wildcats 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Raiders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Rivera never let Weslaco East on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16, 25-23.

Leading Rivera to victory were Tiffany Garza and Hannibell Blanco. Garza had 12 digs, while Blanco had six digs.

Rivera has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Weslaco East, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-11 record.

Rivera didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Harlingen South on the 1st. Weslaco East has also already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Pace on the 1st.

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