Volleyball Preview: Ysleta Indians vs. San Elizario Eagles
The Ysleta Indians will be playing at home against the San Elizario Eagles at 5:35 p.m. on Friday. Ysleta is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Ysleta will bounce into Friday's game after beating Fabens, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Ysleta put the hurt on Fabens with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
While Ysleta won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-13, 25-22.
Crystal Espinoza and Raelene Lopez were among the main playmakers for Ysleta as the former had 20 digs and the latter had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Lopez has posted since back in August.
Ysleta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, San Elizario got the win against Mountain View on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
While San Elizario won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-19, 25-23.
Ysleta's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-13. As for San Elizario, their victory bumped their record up to 16-10.
Ysleta skirted past San Elizario 3-2 when the teams last played on October 1st. Does Ysleta have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Elizario turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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