Volleyball Preview: Mercedes Tigers vs. Harlingen South Hawks
Mercedes is 2-8 against Harlingen South since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 12:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when Mercedes duked it out withWeslaco East on Saturday. Mercedes came up short against Weslaco East, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Tigers have suffered against the Wildcats since October 19, 2021.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-20, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Harlingen South came up short against Pace on Saturday and fell 3-1. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Harlingen South ultimately came up short, they really made Pace work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 26-24, 24-26, 25-18.
Despite their loss, Harlingen South saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Maya Monreal, who had 21 digs, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaytlynn Rodriguez, who had 13 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Harlingen South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Mercedes' defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Harlingen South, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-14.
Mercedes suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Harlingen South when the teams last played back in September. Can Mercedes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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