Volleyball Preview: Cypress Woods Wildcats vs. Bridgeland Bears
Cypress Woods is 0-10 against Bridgeland since October of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Cypress Woods Wildcats will face off against the Bridgeland Bears at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Cypress Woods took on Cypress Park on Tuesday. Cypress Woods was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Cypress Park.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cypress Woods took every set by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-2, 25-9.
Kaylee Peterson was a one-man wrecking crew for Cypress Woods as she had seven digs and two aces. Peterson is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Cypress Woods couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.6% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in August.
Meanwhile, Bridgeland came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Mustangs 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Bridgeland got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-20, 21-25, 16-14.
Rebekah Pfefferkorn had an outrageously good game as she had 24 digs, 22 kills, two aces, and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Couch, who had 22 digs.
Cypress Woods is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season. As for Bridgeland, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Cypress Woods has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Bridgeland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cypress Woods came up short against Bridgeland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Cypress Woods avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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