Edinburg North is 9-1 against Economedes since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on the Economedes Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Edinburg North will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
On Saturday, it was close, but Edinburg North sidestepped Edinburg for a 3-2 win.
Edinburg North wouldn't go down easily and took Edinburg into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-22, 25-27, 16-25, 15-8.
Edinburg North can attribute much of their success to Madison Guerra, who had 20 digs and three aces, and Itati Ramirez, who hit 53.1% for 17 kills15 digs, two aces, and a block. That's the most aces Guerra has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Economedes came into Tuesday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over La Joya on Tuesday.
While Economedes won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-23.
Edinburg North is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-14 record this season. As for Economedes, their victory bumped their record up to 12-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Edinburg North has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Economedes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Edinburg North's way against Economedes in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Edinburg North made off with a 3-0 win. Will Edinburg North repeat their success, or does Economedes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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