Lone Star is 1-6 against Hi-Plains since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Longhorns will head out on the road to challenge the Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lone Star will bounce into Friday's match after beating Weldon Valley, who they had gone 0-7 against in their seven prior meetings. The Longhorns put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday. The Longhorns not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 30th (when they won 3-0).
Lone Star walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Hi-Plains narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Haxtun 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Hi-Plains wouldn't go down easily and took Haxtun into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-21, 16-25, 25-18, 15-7.
Lone Star's record is now 14-8. As for Hi-Plains, their record now sits at 14-5.
Lone Star couldn't quite get it done against Hi-Plains in their previous matchup back in September of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Longhorns avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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