Volleyball Preview: Rivera Raiders vs. Weslaco East Wildcats
Rivera has gone 7-1 against Weslaco East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Rivera Raiders will host the Weslaco East Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Rivera is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 14 games.
Rivera and Pace met for a duel on Saturday where Rivera came out on top. Rivera was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Pace.
Rivera never let Pace on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-15.
Meanwhile, everything went Weslaco East's way against Porter on Tuesday as Weslaco East made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Weslaco East was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22, 26-24.
Weslaco East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matches.
Rivera is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 30-8 record this season. As for Weslaco East, their victory bumped their record up to 11-15.
Everything went Rivera's way against Weslaco East in their previous meeting back in September, as Rivera made off with a 3-0 win. Does Rivera have another victory up their sleeve, or will Weslaco East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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