If Southside wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played MacArthur, they should've done a better job of containing Lexie Hodapp. The MacArthur Brahmas narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Southside Cardinals 3-2 thanks in part to Hodapp, who had 26 digs, eight kills, and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023.
MacArthur wouldn't go down easily and took Southside into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 15-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead MacArthur to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sabrina Prado, who had 14 digs, nine kills, and four aces. Prado has been hot , having posted five or more kills the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Wells, who had 21 kills and five digs.
MacArthur was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Southside still got an impressive performance from Gabby Galindo, who had 20 digs and four aces. Another player making a difference was Amariee Arellano, who had 14 digs and four aces.
MacArthur has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-14 record this season. As for Southside, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-26 record this season.
MacArthur has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against South San Antonio on the 25th. As for Southside, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Harlandale on the 26th.
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