Volleyball Preview: Southwest Dragons vs. Southside Cardinals
Southwest has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Southside Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Southside took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Southwest, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Southwest beat Jay 3-1.
Southwest was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 17-25, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Southside came up short against McCollum on Friday and fell 3-1.
Southside actually scored more points across those four sets (89-87), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-20, 9-25, 28-26.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Marissa Longoria, who had 14 kills, nine digs, and four aces. Those four aces gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Galindo, who had 17 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Southside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive contests.
Southwest is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-14 record this season. As for Southside, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 17 of their last 21 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-23 record this season.
Southwest took their win against Southside in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Galindo, who had 12 digs and 28 assists. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southwest still be able to contain Galindo? There's only one way to find out.
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