Volleyball Preview: El Paso Tigers vs. Burges Mustangs
The El Paso Tigers will challenge the Burges Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. El Paso is coming into the match hot, having won their last ten games.
Last Tuesday, everything went El Paso's way against Jefferson as El Paso made off with a 3-0 win.
El Paso's got stronger as the match went on, holding Jefferson to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 25-13.
El Paso relied on the efforts of Amanda Mendoza, who had nine digs and 38 assists, and Gaby Lara, who had 14 digs. Mendoza is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Madrid, who had eight digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Burges didn't have quite enough to beat Canutillo on Friday and fell 3-2. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-19 in the first set.
Burges actually scored more points across those five sets (105-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 17-25, 25-22, 16-14.
El Paso has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. As for Burges, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-14 record this season.
El Paso was able to grind out a solid victory over Burges when the teams last played on October 1st, winning 3-1. Does El Paso have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burges turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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