Volleyball Preview: Dawson Eagles vs. Friendswood Mustangs
The Dawson Eagles will take on the Friendswood Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Dawson sitting on 12 straight wins and Friendswood on five.
Last Friday, everything went Dawson's way against Manvel as Dawson made off with a 3-0 victory.
Dawson never let Manvel on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-12, 25-15.
Dawson can attribute much of their success to Jenna Thedford, who had 19 digs, and Isabella Tijerina, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Tijerina has posted since October 1st.
Meanwhile, Friendswood made easy work of Iowa Colony on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Friendswood never let Iowa Colony on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-18.
Friendswood relied on the efforts of Haley Patton, who had 12 digs, and Gabby Palermo, who had two aces and 16 assists. Palermo is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last three games she's played.
Friendswood couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.6% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 28.9% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 38%.
Dawson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-10 record this season. As for Friendswood, they pushed their record up to 35-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Dawson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Friendswood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Dawson was able to grind out a solid win over Friendswood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dawson since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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