After both having extra time off, the Riverside Rangers and the San Elizario Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside will be strutting in after a win while San Elizario will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Riverside sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Fabens. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rangers.
Riverside wouldn't go down easily and took Fabens into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 15-9.
Riverside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, San Elizario came up short against Fabens last Friday and fell 3-1. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 25-21 in the first set.
San Elizario started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-20.
San Elizario's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Victoria Fernandez, who had nine digs and three aces, and Angela Chairez, who had 24 digs. Fernandez is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 19 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Riverside has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for San Elizario, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-9.
Riverside beat San Elizario 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Fernandez, who had 15 digs and 19 assists. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Riverside still be able to contain Fernandez? There's only one way to find out.
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