It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McAllen can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Flour Bluff Hornets on Friday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
McAllen started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-14.
Gabby Estringel paced McAllen's offense, picking up 11 kills. Estringel got some help from
Yaneli Rocha and her 21 assists. Estringel also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Katelyn Vaden, racking up two apiece.
Among those leading the charge was Hollie Santos, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October.
McAllen moved to 31-12 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak. As for Flour Bluff, the win (which was their 19th in a row) raised their record to 34-12.
McAllen does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Flour Bluff, they will face off against Smithson Valley on Monday. Flour Bluff is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
