Volleyball Preview: Ysleta Indians vs. San Elizario Eagles
The Ysleta Indians will venture away from home to challenge the San Elizario Eagles at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ysleta will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Fabens, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Ysleta blew past Fabens 3-0 on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Indians who have now won three matchups in a row.
One reason for the win was Ysleta's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-12, 25-9.
Ysleta's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Crystal Espinoza, who had 24 digs and three aces, and Raelene Lopez, who had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Espinoza has posted since back in August.
Ysleta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything went San Elizario's way against Mountain View on Friday as San Elizario made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-13, 25-21.
The victory got Ysleta back to even at 13-13. As for San Elizario, their record is now 14-7.
Ysleta might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from San Elizario in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. Can Ysleta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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