The Lubbock-Cooper Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Amarillo Sandies at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lubbock-Cooper took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Monterey by a score of 3-1.
Lubbock-Cooper had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-13, 25-14, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Amarillo entered their tilt with Monterey on Friday with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Plainsmen.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Amarillo took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-7, 25-13.
Lubbock-Cooper's victory bumped their record up to 23-11. As for Amarillo, their win bumped their record up to 29-8.
Lubbock-Cooper might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Amarillo when the teams last played back in September. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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