Pioneer is 8-2 against McAllen since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Pioneer Diamondbacks will look to defend their home court against the McAllen Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Pioneer sitting on four straight victories and McAllen on three.
Pioneer is returning to their home court after beating McAllen Memorial on theirs, despite the fact McAllen Memorial has dominated at home this season. Pioneer put the hurt on McAllen Memorial with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-22, 25-11.
Meanwhile, McAllen got the win against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant McAllen was: they took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-12, 25-14.
McAllen's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Katelyn Vaden led the charge by getting eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Vaden has posted since back in August.
Pioneer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for McAllen, they pushed their record up to 18-10 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Pioneer came up short against McAllen when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Pioneer have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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