Lopez hasn't had much luck against Sharyland recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Lopez Lobos' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Sharyland Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Lopez made easy work of Donna and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-20, 25-12.
Lopez can attribute much of their success to Nataly Palomino, who had 14 digs, and Cayley Granado, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Granado has posted since back in September of 2023.
Lopez was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They are 9-2 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Sharyland came tearing into Tuesday's game with 14 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Sharyland was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-12, 25-4.
Lopez is on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 26 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-11 record this season. As for Sharyland, they pushed their record up to 37-3 with the victory, which was their 32nd straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Lopez has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Sharyland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lopez might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Sharyland in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Lopez avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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