Volleyball Preview: Houston Hurricanes vs. Mabel-Canton Cougars
Houston is 0-10 against Mabel-Canton since October of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Houston Hurricanes will welcome the Mabel-Canton Cougars at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Houston finally turned things around against LeRoy-Ostrander on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Cardinals.
Houston had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Mabel-Canton came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Burros as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mabel-Canton was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-15, 25-12.
Mabel-Canton can attribute much of their success to Lydia Vatland, who had 12 digs.
Houston's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Mabel-Canton, they pushed their record up to 28-2 with the victory, which was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Houston might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Mabel-Canton when the teams last played back in September. Will Houston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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