The Vela Sabercats will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vela is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Rivera by a score of 3-1.
While Vela might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Rivera scored at least 20 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23.
If Mission wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, they should've done a better job of containing Lily Garza. Everything went Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial's way against Mission on Monday as Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial made off with a 3-0 win thanks in part to Garza, who had 11 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last ten games she's played.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Mission between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-15.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.5% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 5-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 26 of their last 29 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 33-6 record this season. As for Vela, their record is now 31-10.
Vela came up short against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in August of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Vela avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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