The Texas Tigers will face off against the Tyler Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Coming off a road loss, Texas was happy to be home on Friday where their crowd gave them all the motivation they needed. Everything went their way against Mt. Pleasant as they made off with a 3-0 win.
While Texas won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 26-24, 25-13.
Texas got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cruz Hopkins out in front who had 13 assists, six digs, and two aces. Sunni Hopkins was another key player, getting nine assists and five aces.
Meanwhile, Tyler was able to grind out a solid win over Nacogdoches on Friday, taking the game 3-1.
The final set scores came out to 25-18, 21-25, 25-16, 25-23.
Tyler is now 9-21, having gone 2-1 since their five-game losing streak ended. As for Texas, they have now won 13 of their last 15 games at home. That gives them a 17-16 record this season.
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