Volleyball Recap: Izabella Alfaro Leads a Balanced Effort to Beat Pearsall

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2025, 6:52am

Volleyball Recap: Carrizo Springs Wildcats vs. Pearsall Mavericks

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Previous Games

09/23/25 - Home3-0 W
10/18/24 - Home3-1 W
09/24/24 - Away3-0 W
10/13/23 - Away3-2 W
09/19/23 - Home3-0 W
+ 5 more games

Carrizo Springs had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Pearsall on Tuesday. The Wildcats blew past the Mavericks 3-0. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Mavericks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.

One reason for the win was Carrizo Springs' just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-16, 25-15.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carrizo Springs to victory, but perhaps none more so than Izabella Alfaro, who had nine digs and six aces. Those six aces gave Alfaro a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Joselyn DeLuna, who had 11 assists and four aces.

They weren't the only good servers: Carrizo Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 19 aces. They are a perfect 3-0 when they serve at least ten aces.

Loss or not, Pearsall got some senior leadership from Saray Melendez and Alayna Zapata. Melendez had 11 aces, while Zapata had five aces.

Carrizo Springs' victory bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Pearsall, their defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-17.

Carrizo Springs has already played their next matchup (against Floresville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pearsall also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against Pleasanton.

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