Alpine is 3-0 against Buena Vista since September of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 2:00 p.m. Alpine is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Friday, everything went Alpine's way against Anthony as Alpine made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Alpine took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-14, 25-8.
Alpine's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nadia Morris, who had five aces and four digs, and Masiela Miranda, who had three digs and three aces. Morris is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 13 games she's played.
Alpine couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 15.9% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 40.5%.
Meanwhile, Buena Vista made easy work of Balmorhea on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Longhorns.
One reason for the win was Buena Vista's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-10, 25-8.
Alpine pushed their record up to 20-18 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Buena Vista, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-17 record this season.
Everything went Alpine's way against Buena Vista in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Alpine made off with a 3-0 win. Does Alpine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Buena Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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