McAllen and McAllen Memorial are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2020, but not for long. The McAllen Bulldogs will head out to face off against the McAllen Memorial Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. McAllen will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, McAllen got the win against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: McAllen took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-14.
McAllen was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, McAllen Memorial waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 3-1.
In the three sets McAllen Memorial was on fire: they won each by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-13, 18-25, 25-5.
McAllen Memorial found their leader in underclassman Jozlin Rodriguez, who had four digs and 36 assists. Those 36 assists set a new season-high mark for Rodriguez.
McAllen's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-10. As for McAllen Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
McAllen came out on top in a nail-biter against McAllen Memorial when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for McAllen 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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