Volleyball Preview: Jourdanton Indians/Squaws vs. Hondo Owls
Jourdanton and Hondo are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Jourdanton Indians/Squaws will face off against the Hondo Owls at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Jourdanton is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 29, 2023 on Tuesday. They came up short against Goliad, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Indians/Squaws in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost six in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-12, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Hondo entered their tilt with Sabinal on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Yellowjackets. The contest marked the Owls' most dominant victory of the season.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Hondo was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-14, 25-7.
Hondo can attribute much of their success to Araceli Fernandez, who had 19 digs, and Lexi Gauna, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Gauna has posted since two weeks ago.
Jourdanton's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Hondo, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Jourdanton was able to grind out a solid win over Hondo in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Jourdanton repeat their success, or does Hondo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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