Southside lost against McCollum back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Southside Cardinals fell 3-1 to the McCollum Cowboys.
Southside actually scored more points across those four sets (89-87), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-20, 9-25, 28-26.
Southside lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gabby Galindo, who had 17 digs and two aces. Galindo has been hot recently, having also posted 17 or more assists the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Marissa Longoria, who had 14 kills, nine digs, and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Southside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests.
Southside has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 17 of their last 21 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-23 record this season. As for McCollum, they pushed their record up to 19-13 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Southside will take on Southwest at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for McCollum, they will square off against South San Antonio at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South San Antonio will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something McCollum surely won't give up without a fight.
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