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| 08/19/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/01/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 08/27/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/17/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/16/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Pace is 9-1 against Weslaco East since August of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Vikings will host the Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. Weslaco East took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Pace, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Pace made easy work of Mercedes and carried off a 3-0 victory. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
One reason for the win was Pace's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-17, 25-15.
Pace relied on the efforts of Andrea Salgado, who had 14 digs and two assists, and Melody Valerio, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Valerio has posted since back in August.
They weren't the only good servers: Pace was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Weslaco East lost 3-0 to Rivera on Tuesday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Raiders recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-13, 25-12.
Pace's victory bumped their record up to 23-6. As for Weslaco East, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Everything went Pace's way against Weslaco East in their previous matchup back in August, as Pace made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
