The Shadow Creek Sharks will head out to challenge the South Houston Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Shadow Creek is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Pearland just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Oilers by a score of 3-2.
Shadow Creek took Pearland into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 12-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 23-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Houston, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Dobie on Tuesday as South Houston made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Trojans as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
South Houston's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Dobie between 20 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-20, 25-21.
Gizzel Gutierrez was a one-man wrecking crew for South Houston as she had 17 digs and two aces.
Shadow Creek's loss ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 24-8. As for South Houston, their victory bumped their record up to 14-15.
Shadow Creek was able to grind out a solid win over South Houston when the teams last played back in August of 2018, winning 2-0. Will Shadow Creek repeat their success, or does South Houston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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