Volleyball Preview: Pioneer Mustangs vs. Leigh Longhorns
After seven games on the road, Pioneer is heading back home. They will welcome the Leigh Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Pioneer is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Branham just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bruins. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Bruins: they've now lost nine in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 19-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, everything went Leigh's way against Ann Sobrato on Monday as Leigh made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Longhorns.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Leigh took every set by at least 25 points. The final score came out to 25-0, 25-0, 25-0.
Leigh was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Pioneer's defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 18-6. As for Leigh, their victory bumped their record up to 10-14.
Pioneer came out on top in a nail-biter against Leigh in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Does Pioneer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leigh turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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