The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears will face off against the Canyon Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Hanna 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
While Pharr-San Juan-Alamo won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-19, 25-23.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lexci Reyes, who had 18 digs, and Nia Sanders, who had 18 assists. Sanders has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 21 times she's played.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Canyon had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Canyon's got stronger as the match went on, holding Medina Valley to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-14.
Gabriela Anna Etter was the offensive standout of the game as she had 13 digs and three aces.
Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 32-13 record this season. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, their record now sits at 26-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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