Volleyball Preview: Canyon Cougars vs. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears
The Canyon Cougars will square off against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Canyon is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Canyon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Medina Valley with a sharp 3-0 win.
Canyon's got stronger as the match went on, holding Medina Valley to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-14.
Canyon can attribute much of their success to Gabriela Anna Etter, who had 13 digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, everything went Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's way against Hanna on Monday as Pharr-San Juan-Alamo made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo never let Hanna on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-19, 25-23.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo relied on the efforts of Lexci Reyes, who had 18 digs, and Nia Sanders, who had 18 assists. Sanders has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 21 times she's played.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 32-13 record this season. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, their record now sits at 26-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Canyon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Pharr-San Juan-Alamo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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