Volleyball Preview: The Woodlands Highlanders vs. Cypress Ranch Mustangs
The Woodlands is 8-0 against Cypress Ranch since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Woodlands Highlanders will square off against the Cypress Ranch Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. The Woodlands is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road.
The Woodlands is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over MacArthur.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: The Woodlands took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-8, 25-12.
The Woodlands couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 56.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 24.4% earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 30.6%.
Meanwhile, Cypress Ranch had already won nine in a row and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Cypress Ranch was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-13, 25-18.
The Woodlands is on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 25 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 35-9 record this season. As for Cypress Ranch, their record is now 39-6.
The Woodlands skirted past Cypress Ranch 3-2 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cypress Ranch's Gabrielle Eads, who had 22 digs. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for The Woodlands to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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