McAllen and McAllen Memorial are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2020, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McAllen will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, McAllen made easy work of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial and carried off a 3-0 victory.
McAllen's got stronger as the match went on, holding Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-7.
Meanwhile, McAllen Memorial got the win against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant McAllen Memorial was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-5, 25-13.
Among those leading the charge was Juliet Trevino, who had 12 digs and three aces.
McAllen Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
McAllen has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-11 record this season. As for McAllen Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 25-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: McAllen has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like McAllen Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went McAllen's way against McAllen Memorial in their previous meeting back in September, as McAllen made off with a 3-0 victory. Will McAllen repeat their success, or does McAllen Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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