Ganado has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Schulenburg Shorthorns at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Ganado lost 3-0 to Shiner last Tuesday.
While Ganado was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Shiner's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-9, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Schulenburg didn't have quite enough to beat Shiner on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Shorthorns didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Comanches 26-24 in the first set.
Schulenburg took Shiner into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-18, 25-16, 23-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Schulenburg got top-tier performance from Michaela Kollmann, who had 26 digs. Kollmann has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last 16 times she's played.
Even though they lost, Schulenburg 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 eight aces in three consecutive matches.
Ganado dropped their record down to 2-19 with the defeat, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Schulenburg, their loss dropped their record down to 26-11.
Ganado might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Schulenburg in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Ganado avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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