Volleyball Preview: Splendora Wildcats vs. Crosby Cougars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Crosby Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Splendora has four straight wins, Crosby has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Splendora got the win against Pasadena by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Splendora's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Crosby lost 3-0 to Dayton on Friday.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by exactly two points. The match finished with set scores of 30-28, 25-23, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Crosby saw an underclassman step up: Iyanna Saenz had ten digs. Saenz has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Splendora pushed their record up to 21-7 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Crosby, their loss dropped their record down to 12-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Splendora has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Crosby struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Splendora's way against Crosby when the teams last played back in September, as Splendora made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Splendora since the team 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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