Southside is 0-10 against Southwest since September of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The Southside Cardinals will face off against the Southwest Dragons at 6:00 p.m.
On Friday, Southside came up short against McCollum and fell 3-1.
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.
Despite their loss, Southside saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Marissa Longoria, who had 14 kills, nine digs, and four aces, was perhaps the best of all. Those four aces gave Longoria a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gabby Galindo, who had 17 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Southside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Southwest was able to grind out a solid victory over Jay on Friday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dragons.
Southwest walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 17-25, 25-9.
Southside's defeat dropped their record down to 10-23. As for Southwest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 22-14 record this season.
Southside might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Southwest in their previous meeting back in September. Can Southside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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