Volleyball Preview: Mayde Creek Rams vs. Katy Taylor Mustangs
The Mayde Creek Rams will venture away from home to square off against the Katy Taylor Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mayde Creek is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Mayde Creek came up short against Katy on Friday, falling 3-0.
Mayde Creek was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 29-27, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Katy Taylor hadn't done well against Tompkins recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Katy Taylor won by a set and slipped past Tompkins 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Katy Taylor took Tompkins into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-15, 16-25, 16-25, 15-9.
Katy Taylor's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sydney Herleth, who had 17 digs and four aces, and Maria Millan, who had 13 digs. The dominant performance gave Herleth a new career-high in aces.
Katy Taylor kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in five consecutive matches.
Mayde Creek's loss dropped their record down to 8-22. As for Katy Taylor, their record is now 21-10.
Mayde Creek came up short against Katy Taylor when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can Mayde Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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