Vela lost against Sharyland back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Vela Sabercats took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sharyland Rattlers. The Sabercats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Sharyland scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Vela still got an impressive performance from Ava Tovar, who had 12 digs. Tovar is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Jayleen Berlanga was a one-man wrecking crew for Sharyland as she had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Berlanga has posted since back in August.
Vela's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 28-10. As for Sharyland, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 35-3.
Vela will square off against Rowe at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Vela is facing Rowe at the right time seeing as Rowe is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Sharyland, they will venture away from home to square off against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Sharyland has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road.
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