Volleyball Preview: Kingwood Mustangs vs. Atascocita Eagles
Kingwood hasn't had much luck against Atascocita recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Kingwood Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Atascocita Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Kingwood comes in on five and Atascocita on ten.
Last Friday, everything went Kingwood's way against North Shore as Kingwood made off with a 3-0 victory.
Kingwood never let North Shore on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 29-27, 25-19.
Kingwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Humble typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Atascocita proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 3-0 win.
Atascocita never let Humble on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-10, 25-14.
Emily Olano was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs.
Kingwood is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-17 record this season. As for Atascocita, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Kingwood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Atascocita 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.
Kingwood came up short against Atascocita in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Olano, who had 20 digs and two aces. Now that Kingwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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