The Burges Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the El Paso Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Burges didn't have quite enough to beat Canutillo and fell 3-2. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-19 in the first set.
Burges actually scored more points across those five sets (105-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 17-25, 25-22, 16-14.
Meanwhile, El Paso entered their tilt with Jefferson on Tuesday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They blew past the Silver Foxes 3-0.
El Paso's got stronger as the match went on, holding Jefferson to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 25-13.
El Paso relied on the efforts of Amanda Mendoza, who had nine digs and 38 assists, and Gaby Lara, who had 14 digs. Mendoza is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Madrid, who had eight digs and two aces.
Burges has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-14 record this season. As for El Paso, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-8.
Burges came up short against El Paso in their previous matchup on October 1st, falling 3-1. Can Burges avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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