The New Braunfels Unicorns are taking a road trip to challenge the Boerne-Champion Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New Braunfels comes in on four and Boerne-Champion on seven.
New Braunfels will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Smithson Valley, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. New Braunfels was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Smithson Valley on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Unicorns have posted against the Rangers since October 29, 2019.
While New Braunfels won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 28-26, 25-13.
New Braunfels can attribute much of their success to Hayden Jeffers, who had 18 digs, and Jordynn Ash, who had ten digs. Jeffers is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Boerne-Champion had just enough and edged Pieper out 3-2 on Friday.
Boerne-Champion wouldn't go down easily and took Pieper into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 18-25, 18-16.
New Braunfels is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-12 record this season. As for Boerne-Champion, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 32-6.
New Braunfels beat Boerne-Champion 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Braunfels since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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