Volleyball Preview: Mendez Jaguars vs. Roybal Titans
After five games on the road, Mendez is heading back home. They will host the Roybal Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Mendez didn't have quite enough to beat Sotomayor and fell 1-0.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Mendez sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23.
Meanwhile, Roybal didn't have quite enough to beat Contreras on Monday and fell 3-2. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Roybal took Contreras into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-23, 12-15.
Despite the defeat, Roybal saw an underclassman step up: Kaylie Garcia had six aces and five kills. The dominant performance gave Garcia a new career-high in aces.
Mendez's loss dropped their record down to 10-2. As for Roybal, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went Mendez's way against Roybal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Mendez made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Mendez have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roybal turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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