MacArthur is 5-0 against Highlands since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The MacArthur Brahmas will host the Highlands Owls at 6:45 p.m. MacArthur will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, MacArthur got the win against South San Antonio by a conclusive 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Brahmas have posted against the Bobcats since September 8, 2015.
MacArthur walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-8, 25-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead MacArthur to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aira Gonzales, who had 24 digs and a kill. Gonzales is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sabrina Prado, who had 18 digs and five kills.
MacArthur was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Highlands didn't have quite enough to beat Edison on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Golden Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
Highlands took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-16, 19-25, 25-19, 15-11.
MacArthur's victory bumped their record up to 16-13. As for Highlands, they now have a losing record at 13-14.
Everything went MacArthur's way against Highlands in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as MacArthur made off with a 3-0 win. Will MacArthur repeat their success, or does Highlands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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