Van Alstyne is 0-9 against Aubrey since August of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Van Alstyne Panthers will face off against the Aubrey Chaparrals at 4:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Van Alstyne didn't have quite enough to beat Celina and fell 3-2.
Van Alstyne wouldn't go down easily and took Celina into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-14, 23-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Aubrey entered their tilt with Panther Creek on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Aubrey never let Panther Creek on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-6, 25-23.
Van Alstyne's defeat dropped their record down to 15-15. As for Aubrey, their win bumped their record up to 19-11.
Van Alstyne came up short against Aubrey when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Van Alstyne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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