After flying high against Dilley last Friday, Natalia came back down to earth. The Natalia Mustangs fell 3-1 to the Hondo Owls on Tuesday. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Owls apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
Natalia started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-18.
Hondo can attribute much of their success to Lexi Gauna, who had 17 digs.
Natalia's defeat dropped their record down to 21-13. As for Hondo, they pushed their record up to 27-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Natalia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Cotulla on the 18th. As for Hondo, they will challenge Poteet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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