Edcouch-Elsa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Pace Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in August.
Edcouch-Elsa actually scored more points across those four sets (101-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 29-27, 28-26, 17-25, 25-23.
Madison Solis paced Edcouch-Elsa's offense, picking up 20 kills. Solis got some help from Addison Gonzalez and her 24 assists. Finally, Kloe Garza kept Edcouch-Elsa's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Pace was led to victory by Megan Mares and Melody Valerio. Mares had 32 digs, while Valerio had 11 digs and one assist. Those 32 digs gave Mares a new career-high.
Edcouch-Elsa's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Pace, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Edcouch-Elsa is set to face off against their familiar foe Weslaco East at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Pace will challenge rival Lopez at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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