It was a good run, but Pharr-San Juan-Alamo unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to the Edinburg North Cougars. The Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on October 8th.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Edinburg North work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-21, 15-25, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo still got an impressive performance from Lexci Reyes, who had 20 digs. Reyes has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more digs the last ten times she's played.
Even though they lost, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Edinburg North found their leader in sophomore Kaylin Dominguez, who had 19 digs and three aces.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-14. As for Edinburg North, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-14.
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo will challenge La Joya at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home while La Joya has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road. As for Edinburg North, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on Edinburg at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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