After flying high against Sam Rayburn last Friday, South Houston came back down to earth. The South Houston Trojans fell just short of the Alvin Yellowjackets by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Trojans have struggled against the Yellowjackets recently, as their game on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
South Houston took Alvin into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-21, 20-25, 22-25, 15-10.
Loss or not, South Houston got some senior leadership from Gizzel Gutierrez and Alexis Romero. Gutierrez had 17 digs and three aces, while Romero had 17 digs and three aces. Gutierrez has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, South Houston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Jatara Roland was the offensive standout of the contest as she had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September of 2023.
South Houston's defeat dropped their record down to 15-19. As for Alvin, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-25.
South Houston didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Manvel on the 11th. Alvin has also already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Sam Rayburn on the 11th.
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