Volleyball Preview: Robstown Cottonpickers vs. Calallen Wildcats
Robstown hasn't had much luck against Calallen recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Robstown Cottonpickers will be playing at home against the Calallen Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Robstown took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Zapata out 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cottonpickers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Robstown took Zapata into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 15-12.
Robstown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Calallen had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Warriors & Cherokees.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-20, 25-9.
Robstown's victory bumped their record up to 11-19. As for Calallen, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season.
Robstown suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Calallen when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Robstown, Layla Hernandez (who had 22 digs and three aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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