McAllen Memorial is 10-0 against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial since November of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The McAllen Memorial Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Wolverines at 12:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, McAllen Memorial didn't have quite enough to beat Vela and fell 3-2. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McAllen Memorial wouldn't go down easily and took Vela into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 17-25, 20-25, 25-16, 20-18.
Despite the defeat, McAllen Memorial got top-tier performance from Juliet Trevino, who had 28 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Frida Ipina, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22, 25-19.
McAllen Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 23-11. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Everything went McAllen Memorial's way against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial in their previous meeting back in September, as McAllen Memorial made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for McAllen Memorial since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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