Elba hasn't had much luck against Anselmo-Merna recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Elba Bluejays will be playing in front of their home fans against the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Elba didn't have quite enough to beat Harvard and fell 2-1. The Bluejays have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elba actually scored more points across those three sets (66-62), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-22, 25-19.
Even though they lost, Elba was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harvard only served five.
Meanwhile, Anselmo-Merna suffered their biggest loss since September 13th on Tuesday. They came up short against Burwell, falling 3-0. The Coyotes have struggled against the Longhorns recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-15, 25-15.
Elba's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Anselmo-Merna, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9.
Elba came up short against Anselmo-Merna when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Elba avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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