The Jay Mustangs will challenge the MacArthur Brahmas at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Jay will be strutting in after a win while MacArthur will be coming in after a defeat.
Jay took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against South San Antonio by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-16, 25-16.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, MacArthur's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Southwest by a score of 3-2. The Brahmas haven't had much luck with the Dragons recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
MacArthur wouldn't go down easily and took Southwest into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-14, 16-25, 22-25, 15-7.
MacArthur might have lost, but man, Aira Gonzales was a machine: she had 35 digs and two aces. Gonzales is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sabrina Prado, who had 17 digs and nine kills.
Jay's victory bumped their record up to 24-10. As for MacArthur, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Jay has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like MacArthur struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jay suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to MacArthur when the teams last played back in September. Can Jay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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