The Goliad Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Stockdale Brahmas at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, everything went Goliad's way against Karnes City as Goliad made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Goliad's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-10, 25-4.
Meanwhile, Stockdale got the win against Nixon-Smiley on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Stockdale might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Nixon-Smiley scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-16, 25-2.
Stockdale can attribute much of their success to Jamila Zepeda, who had 11 digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Zepeda a new career-high.
Goliad has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 22 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season. As for Stockdale, they pushed their record up to 20-10 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Goliad took their victory against Stockdale when the teams last played back in October of 2015 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Goliad repeat their success, or does Stockdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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