The Southside Cardinals will challenge the South San Antonio Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South San Antonio took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Southside, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Southside finally turned things around against Young Women's Leadership Academy on Friday. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 3-0 win. That three set margin sets a new team best for Southside this season.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-18, 25-22.
Southside got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gabby Galindo out in front who had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Galindo has posted since two weeks ago. Amariee Arellano was another key player, getting ten digs.
Meanwhile, South San Antonio didn't have quite enough to beat Southwest on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, South San Antonio sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-18, 19-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-3.
Despite the defeat, South San Antonio saw an underclassman step up: Alyssa Ramirez had 28 digs. Ramirez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last eight games she's played.
Southside's win bumped their record up to 8-19. As for South San Antonio, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-13.
Southside was able to grind out a solid victory over South San Antonio in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. Does Southside have another victory up their sleeve, or will South San Antonio turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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