If Natalia was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Lytle last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Natalia Mustangs took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jourdanton Indians/Squaws on Friday. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Indians/Squaws recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
While Natalia ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 19-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Anaya Jones paced Natalia's offense, picking up 19 kills. Jones got some help from
Tommie Gunn and her 25 assists. Gunn also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Emilee Martinez, racking up three apiece.
Natalia's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-14. As for Jourdanton, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 28-8.
Natalia will head out to challenge Poteet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Natalia is facing Poteet at the right time seeing as Poteet is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for Jourdanton, they will welcome Lytle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jourdanton will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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