Volleyball Preview: MacArthur Brahmas vs. Southside Cardinals
The MacArthur Brahmas will face off against the Southside Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. MacArthur will be strutting in after a victory while Southside will be coming in after a loss.
MacArthur took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Jay 3-0.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Southside took on South San Antonio on Friday. Southside fell just short of South San Antonio by a score of 3-2. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bobcats 25-20 in the first set.
Southside took South San Antonio into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-15, 25-16, 23-25, 15-13.
Southside might have lost, but man, Gabby Galindo was a machine: she had 19 digs and 38 assists. Galindo has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more assists the last ten times she's played.
MacArthur is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 22-14 record this season. As for Southside, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-25 record this season.
Everything went MacArthur's way against Southside in their previous meeting back in September, as MacArthur made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for MacArthur since the team 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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