South San Antonio hasn't had much luck against MacArthur recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South San Antonio Bobcats will square off against the MacArthur Brahmas at 6:45 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
South San Antonio took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They won by a set and slipped past Southside 3-2.
South San Antonio took Southside into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-15, 25-16, 23-25, 15-13.
South San Antonio found their leader in underclassman Alyssa Ramirez, who had 53 digs. Ramirez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesenia Casanova, who had 15 digs and two aces.
South San Antonio kept the net locked down and finished the game with 20 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday MacArthur sidestepped Southside for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Brahmas.
MacArthur wouldn't go down easily and took Southside into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 15-10.
South San Antonio's win bumped their record up to 19-17. As for MacArthur, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-14 record this season.
South San Antonio suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to MacArthur when the teams last played back in September. Can South San Antonio avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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