By Brian Argabright
The 830 Times
Del Rio’s district volleyball woes continue.
The Queens are now the only team in 30-6A without a district win after falling to previous district winless team Laredo Nixon Tuesday in Laredo.
Del Rio won the first game in the match, 25-18, but then proceeded to drop the next three games – 16-25, 17-25, 19-25 – to drop to 0-3 in district competition and 12-12 overall.
Nixon improves to 1-3 in district play.
Defending district champions Laredo United, which defeated Del Rio here this past Saturday, remained unbeaten in district play with a 3-0 win over Laredo LBJ. United (4-0), which is now ranked 17th in the state, won 25-12, 25-15, 25-16. LBJ falls to 1-2 in district.
Also remaining perfect in district was Laredo Alexander, which beat Eagle Pass 3-0. Alexander (3-0) won 25-15, 25-14, 25-16. Eagle Pass falls to 2-2.
Laredo United South (1-2) had a bye Tuesday.
Del Rio will host Laredo Alexander Saturday at the Carl P. Guys Memorial Gymnasium beginning with sub-varsity at 11:30 a.m. Varsity is scheduled to play at 1 p.m.
All tickets for the Queens’ home matches must be purchased online. Fans should go to https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing?eid=11698&embed=1 to purchase tickets. Tickets are $4 for adults, $2 for students ages 5 to 17.
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