McAllen is 9-0 against Harlingen South since November of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with McAllen sitting on seven straight victories and Harlingen South on three.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but McAllen sidestepped McAllen Memorial for a 3-2 win.
McAllen was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 19-25, 25-27, 25-23, 15-13.
If Donna North wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Harlingen South, they should've done a better job of containing Kaytlynn Rodriguez. Harlingen South was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Donna North on Tuesday thanks in part to Rodriguez, who had 13 digs and four kills. She has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-19, 25-10.
Harlingen South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matchups.
McAllen is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 30-11 record this season. As for Harlingen South, their record now sits at 23-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: McAllen has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Harlingen South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
McAllen took their victory against Harlingen South in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for McAllen since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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