Aldine entered their contest against Nimitz on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Aldine Mustangs fell just short of the Nimitz Cougars by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mustangs of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Aldine took Nimitz into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 21-25, 26-28, 25-18, 15-5.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gewlaymi Gonzalez, who had 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Miracle Ellis, who had 13 digs.
Aldine has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-21 record this season. As for Nimitz, the victory snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-17 record.
Aldine will square off against MacArthur at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Nimitz, they will challenge Westfield at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long.
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