Volleyball Preview: Fabens Wildcats vs. Ysleta Indians
Fabens is 8-1 against Ysleta since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fabens Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ysleta Indians at 6:30 p.m. Fabens will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Fabens got the win against Mountain View by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Fabens' feisty defense: they held Mountain View to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Ysleta beat Riverside 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Ysleta was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-23, 23-25, 25-16.
Ysleta relied on the efforts of Crystal Espinoza, who had 32 digs and two aces, and Raelene Lopez, who had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lopez has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Iris Lozano, who had 13 digs.
Ysleta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last ten games they've averaged 6.4.
Fabens is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Ysleta, their win bumped their record up to 12-13.
Fabens beat Ysleta 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Does Fabens have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ysleta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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