Volleyball Recap: Sam Houston Texans vs. Haltom Buffalos
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Martin, Sam Houston was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Haltom Buffalos out 3-2. This was payback for the Texans, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Sam Houston had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 8-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-8.
Margaret Liekar was nothing short of spectacular: she had 18 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Sam Houston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Sam Houston's victory bumped their record up to 15-13. As for Haltom, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-11.
Sam Houston will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against South Grand Prairie at 6:00 p.m. As for Haltom, they will head out to face off against Arlington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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