After both having extra time off, the United Longhorns and the Steele Knights will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. United is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
United is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Alexander just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. While the Longhorns didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-23 in the first set.
United started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-15, 26-24, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Steele came up short against Johnson on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Steele was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Johnson work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 27-25, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Steele was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
United's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-8. As for Steele, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-27.
United came out on top in a nail-biter against Steele in their previous matchup back in August of 2015, sneaking past 2-1. Does United have another victory up their sleeve, or will Steele turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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