Clint and Ysleta are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Clint Lions will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Ysleta Indians at 6:35 p.m. Clint has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight losses, while Ysleta will come in with four straight victories.
Last Friday, Clint didn't have quite enough to beat Riverside and fell 3-2.
Clint wouldn't go down easily and took Riverside into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-12, 25-19, 20-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Ysleta sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over San Elizario on Tuesday.
Ysleta took San Elizario into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 18-25, 23-25, 15-8.
Crystal Espinoza was a one-man wrecking crew for Ysleta as she had 25 digs and two aces. Espinoza is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Ysleta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive matches.
Clint's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Ysleta, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Clint came up short against Ysleta in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, falling 3-1. Can Clint avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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