After flying high against Poteet last Friday, Lytle came back down to earth. The Lytle Pirates fell just short of the Crystal City Javelinas by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Pirates have struggled against the Javelinas recently, as their game on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Lytle started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 23-25, 25-11, 25-19, 15-7.
Crystal City got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Alyssa Flores out in front who had 19 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Flores has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Vianey Garcia, who had 15 digs.
Lytle's loss dropped their record down to 14-19. As for Crystal City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season.
Lytle didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Hondo on the 18th. Crystal City has also already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Poteet on the 18th.
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