Volleyball Preview: Devine Warhorses vs. Pearsall Mavericks
Devine is 10-0 against Pearsall since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Devine Warhorses will head out to face off against the Pearsall Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. Devine is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Tuesday, Devine earned a 3-1 win over Somerset.
Devine walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 14-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Devine can attribute much of their success to Charlee Rangel, who had 22 digs, and Katie Rios, who had ten digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Rios a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Pearsall hadn't done well against Pleasanton recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Pearsall had just enough and edged Pleasanton out 3-2.
Pearsall was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-89), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 12-25, 11-25, 16-14.
Devine is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 18-21 record this season. As for Pearsall, their win bumped their record up to 5-16.
Devine took their victory against Pearsall when the teams last played on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Devine since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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