A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Weslaco East is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Rivera just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to the Raiders.
Weslaco East was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Mercedes came into Tuesday's game having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Donna on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.
Mercedes took Donna into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14, 22-25, 13-25, 15-9.
Weslaco East's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Mercedes, their win bumped their record up to 4-13.
Weslaco East came out on top in a nail-biter against Mercedes in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weslaco East since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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