The Lanier Voks will head out on the road to take on the Sam Houston Hurricanes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lanier is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Lanier finally turned things around against Brackenridge on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Eagles 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Lanier who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 20-25, 25-22, 16-25, 15-9.
Ilanna Martinez went supernova for Lanier, getting 17 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Martinez has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Serenity Vega, who had five digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Sam Houston was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against Brackenridge, falling 3-0.
Sam Houston was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-19, 25-13.
Lanier's victory bumped their record up to 12-19. As for Sam Houston, their loss dropped their record down to 4-20.
Lanier took their win against Sam Houston when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lanier since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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