Wylie is 10-0 against Rowlett since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wylie Pirates will square off against the Rowlett Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Wylie is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Wylie East just ended the team's 18-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 3-2. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Raiders 25-21 in the first set.
Wylie took Wylie East into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 16-14.
Even though they lost, Wylie 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 17 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Rowlett came up short against Sachse on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Rowlett was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Sachse's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-18.
Wylie's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 27-7. As for Rowlett, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Everything went Wylie's way against Rowlett in their previous meeting back in September, as Wylie made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Wylie repeat their success, or does Rowlett have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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