Harlingen South has gone 8-2 against Mercedes recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 12:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Harlingen South came up short against Pace and fell 3-1. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Harlingen South was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Pace work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 26-24, 24-26, 25-18.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Maya Monreal, who had 21 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaytlynn Rodriguez, who had 13 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Harlingen South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Mercedes duked it out withWeslaco East on Saturday. Mercedes came up short against Weslaco East, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Tigers have suffered against the Wildcats since October 19, 2021.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-20, 25-11.
Harlingen South's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-14. As for Mercedes, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-14.
Harlingen South took their win against Mercedes when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Harlingen South repeat their success, or does Mercedes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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