Southside lost against MacArthur back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Southside Cardinals fell just short of the MacArthur Brahmas by a score of 3-2. The Cardinals have struggled against the Brahmas recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Southside took MacArthur into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Southside still got an impressive performance from Gabby Galindo, who had 20 digs and four aces. Galindo has been hot for a while, having also posted 17 or more assists the last 11 times she's played. Amariee Arellano was another key player, getting 14 digs and four aces.
Even though they lost, Southside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Lexie Hodapp continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for MacArthur, getting 26 digs, eight kills, and three aces. That's the most aces Hodapp has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Sabrina Prado, who had 14 digs, nine kills, and four aces.
Southside's record is now 11-26. As for MacArthur, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 23-14 record this season.
Southside has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Harlandale on the 26th. As for MacArthur, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against South San Antonio on the 25th.
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