Volleyball Preview: El Campo Ricebirds vs. Wharton Tigers
El Campo has gone 8-0 against Wharton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The El Campo Ricebirds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wharton Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Wharton took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on El Campo, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, El Campo narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Columbia 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ricebirds.
El Campo took Columbia into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Wharton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They came up short against Sweeny, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-8, 25-12.
El Campo is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. As for Wharton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-24.
Everything went El Campo's way against Wharton when the teams last played two weeks ago, as El Campo made off with a 3-0 victory. Will El Campo repeat their success, or does Wharton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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