The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears will square off against the Weslaco Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Edinburg just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 24-26, 21-19.
Despite their loss, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Lexci Reyes, who had 24 digs and a kill, was perhaps the best of all.
Even though they lost, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 12.8.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Weslaco duked it out withEdinburg North on Tuesday. Weslaco took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Edinburg North.
Weslaco started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-21.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's defeat dropped their record down to 17-13. As for Weslaco, their loss dropped their record down to 14-16.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo took their victory against Weslaco in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Pharr-San Juan-Alamo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Weslaco turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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