A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals faces off against the South San Antonio Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Southside will be strutting in after a victory while South San Antonio will be coming in after a defeat.
Southside took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Jay.
Southside took Jay 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 25-22, 25-9, 23-25, 24-26, 15-8.
Gabby Galindo went supernova for Southside, getting 12 digs and 45 assists. Galindo is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last nine games she's played.
Southside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jay only served 13.
Meanwhile, South San Antonio came up short against Jay on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Bobcats in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost four in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-16, 25-16.
Southside's record is now 11-24. As for South San Antonio, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-17.
Southside suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to South San Antonio when the teams last played back in September. Can Southside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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