The Texas Tigers will face off against the Lufkin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Texas is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Texas is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Hallsville just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 3-2. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Bobcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Texas sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-20, 10-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Lufkin came tearing into Saturday's matchup with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Fightin' Indians with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16, 25-21.
Texas' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-12. As for Lufkin, their victory bumped their record up to 30-6.
Texas came up short against Lufkin when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can Texas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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