Volleyball Preview: Birdville Hawks vs. Grapevine Mustangs
Birdville and Grapevine are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Birdville Hawks will be playing at home against the Grapevine Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Grapevine is hoping to do what Richland couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Birdville's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Birdville blew past Richland 3-0.
The win didn't come easy: Richland scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-13, 25-13.
Birdville can attribute much of their success to Ely Stokely, who had 11 digs, and Makena Wharton, who had 29 digs and a kill. Wharton is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Grapevine made easy work of Ryan on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Grapevine walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 25-14.
Birdville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Grapevine, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-19.
Birdville came up short against Grapevine in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Birdville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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