Harlingen South is 0-9 against McAllen since November of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Harlingen South comes in on three and McAllen on seven.
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 is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played.
The match finished with set scores of 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 contests.
Meanwhile, McAllen sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over McAllen Memorial on Tuesday.
McAllen was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 19-25, 25-27, 25-23, 15-13.
Harlingen South's record is now 23-16. As for McAllen, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a massive bump to their 30-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Harlingen South has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like McAllen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Harlingen South might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from McAllen when the teams last played back in August. Can Harlingen South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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