After both having extra time off, the Austin Maroons and the Vandegrift Vipers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Austin is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Austin is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Dripping Springs just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The Maroons have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Austin had strong showings from Laven Blumoff, who had 14 digs, and Ella Johnson, who had four digs and 17 assists.
Meanwhile, Vandegrift had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Rangers with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-16, 25-20.
Vandegrift's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jessie Hoang, who had ten digs and two aces, and Adali Santos, who had ten digs. Hoang has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Austin's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 39-6. As for Vandegrift, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 29-14 record this season.
Austin skirted past Vandegrift 2-1 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Does Austin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vandegrift turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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