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| 10/14/25 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 09/13/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 08/16/25 - Neutral | 2-0 W |
| 10/19/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/17/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
While Edcouch-Elsa's win against Mercedes wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Yellowjackets narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Tigers 3-2. The Yellowjackets haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Edcouch-Elsa was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-13, 19-25, 27-25, 15-9.
Edcouch-Elsa was led to victory by Hailey Rodriguez and Maya Flores. Rodriguez had 24 digs and three aces, while Flores had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces Rodriguez has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Timara Leal, who had 14 digs.
They weren't the only good servers: Edcouch-Elsa was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. They are 11-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Edcouch-Elsa's victory bumped their record up to 20-15. As for Mercedes, the loss snapped their winning streak at four matches and leaves them with a 9-10 record.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Edcouch-Elsa is set to challenge their familiar foe Lopez at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Mercedes will take on rival Rivera at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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