The Harlandale Indians will head out on the road to square off against the McCollum Cowboys at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Harlandale will be strutting in after a victory while McCollum will be coming in after a defeat.
Harlandale took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Southwest Legacy by a score of 3-1. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Indians as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Harlandale had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-13, 25-22, 25-17.
Meanwhile, McCollum didn't have quite enough to beat MacArthur on Friday and fell 3-2. The Cowboys have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McCollum took MacArthur into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 22-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-8.
Despite their loss, McCollum saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Ariannah Soto, who had 11 digs and 20 assists, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Madalyn Rodriguez, who had 16 digs and two aces.
The victory got Harlandale back to even at 16-16. As for McCollum, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-15.
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