Rio Grande City is 5-0 against Juarez-Lincoln since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Rio Grande City Rattlers will venture away from home to challenge the Juarez-Lincoln Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rio Grande City will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Martin, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Rio Grande City came out on top against Martin by a score of 3-1 on Saturday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 20-25, 25-22.
Rio Grande City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 10.8.
Meanwhile, Juarez-Lincoln can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Roma.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Juarez-Lincoln who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-12.
Rio Grande City's record is now 11-15. As for Juarez-Lincoln, their win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Rio Grande City took their victory against Juarez-Lincoln in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Rio Grande City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Juarez-Lincoln turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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