By KIMBERLY OLGUIN, Special to RGVSports.com

BROWNSVILLE — Edcouch-Elsa traveled Saturday to Brownsville for a District 32-5A match against Brownsville Pace, and Lady ’Jackets beat the Lady Vikings in four sets, 25-19, 25-23, 24-25, 25-17.

It was the second time the teams have faced each other in district this season. Last month, Pace won a four-set match, but Edcouch-Elsa came out victorious this time around.

“We realize that it was between us, Pace and Donna (High) in the team standings,” Edcouch-Elsa coach Gloria Treviño said. “So, in order to put ourselves in a higher standing, we realize that we needed to beat Pace.”

Pace fought hard but Edcouch-Elsa won the first two sets. Pace squeezed in a narrow victory during the third set, but lost the final one.

“It was a tough loss, but I mean, I don’t feel that we showed up to play today,” Pace coach Daya Venegas said. “I told the girls Edcouch-Elsa has a good defense, and everyone is going to show up in the second round to get that spot in the playoffs.”

By KIMBERLY OLGUIN, Special to RGVSports.com

BROWNSVILLE — The Brownsville Veterans Memorial Lady Chargers stayed in control in District 32-5A with a 25-12, 25-11, 25-11 victory over the visiting Lopez Lobos on Saturday.

The match fell on the Columbus Day holiday weekend, so some players and the head coaches were out for both teams.

“Today was a game where we were able to utilize a lot of our underclassmen,” Lopez assistant coach Sophia Nieto said. “They’ve been working hard on their blocking game and getting ready to compete.”

The Lady Chargers knocked out the first set, winning 25-12.

“I thought we came out with good energy today,” Brownsville Veterans assistant coach Arnold Torres said. “We try to emphasize the importance of coming out with strong energy, and I think that was the difference in today’s game. It gave us confidence that carried over to the game, and I think the girls did a good job.”

The Lady Lobos didn’t give up and battled during the second set, but lost 25-11.

“It was a difficult match, but we were able to pull off a couple of good games,” Nieto said.

The match ended with the Lady Chargers winning the third set 25-11.

“We are not going to give up because we know we are a great contender for playoffs, and we can still pick up those games that we need to earn a spot,” Nieto said.

By KIMBERLY OLGUIN, Special to RGVSports.com

BROWNSVILLE — After Friday night’s scheduled game was postponed by inclement weather, San Benito showed up at to Sams Memorial Stadium on Saturday morning and beat the Hanna Golden Eagles 49-21.

The Greyhounds took a 21-7 lead during the first quarter, scoring three touchdowns on three drives.

“Our team did a real good job of coming out here and executing the game plan,” San Benito offensive coach Esteban Marroquin said. “Both offense and defense teams did their job, and it showed in the performance of the game they put out there today.”

San Benito kept it up during the second quarter and went into halftime with a 35-7 lead.

“We had to adjust due to the weather (Friday) night, but that’s nothing new to our kids,” Hanna coach Mark Guess said. “So, we got out here but we were kind of flat during the first half after the first drive.”

San Benito led 42-13 at the end of the third quarter and added one more touchdown in the fourth.

“We held up good defensively the second half, but our offense was flat again and they got one on us,” Guess said. “They are a good team. A well-coached team and they execute well. We just got to find a way to move that ball and get that thing in the end zone.”