Lubbock-Cooper and Amarillo are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The Lubbock-Cooper Pirates are taking a road trip to face off against the Amarillo Sandies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Lubbock-Cooper took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Monterey with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Lubbock-Cooper won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-17, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Amarillo entered their tilt with Dalhart on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Wolves as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Amarillo took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-8, 25-9.
Amarillo relied on the efforts of Bennett Rea, who had four digs and 20 assists, and Ellen Head, who had seven digs and three aces. Rea is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Lubbock-Cooper pushed their record up to 22-10 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Amarillo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season.
Lubbock-Cooper skirted past Amarillo 3-2 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Lubbock-Cooper repeat their success, or does Amarillo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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