Medina Valley lost against United back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Medina Valley Panthers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the United Longhorns. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Longhorns: they've now lost four in a row.
While Medina Valley had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22.
Karianne Graham paced Medina Valley's offense, picking up 19 kills. Graham got some help from
Alana Smith and her 41 assists.
Addison Friesenhahn controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
United got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Andrea Fraga out in front who had 39 digs and three aces. Fraga has been hot recently, having posted 31 or more digs the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aissa Villarreal, who had 42 digs.
Medina Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-15. As for United, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season.
Medina Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against United South on the 22nd. United has also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Eagle Pass on the 22nd.
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