Sam Houston is 0-10 against South Grand Prairie since October of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The Sam Houston Texans will look to defend their home court against the South Grand Prairie Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sam Houston took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Haltom 3-2.
Sam Houston had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 8-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-8.
Margaret Liekar was a one-man wrecking crew for Sam Houston as she had 18 digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Liekar a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Sam Houston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, South Grand Prairie made easy work of Bowie on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant South Grand Prairie was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11, 25-3.
Savannah Garcia and Gianna Ramos were among the main playmakers for South Grand Prairie as the former had five digs and three aces and the latter had 12 digs and three aces. Garcia is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Sam Houston's victory bumped their record up to 15-13. As for South Grand Prairie, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-13 record this season.
Sam Houston came up short against South Grand Prairie in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Will Sam Houston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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