Volleyball Preview: Tomball Cougars vs. Magnolia West Mustangs
After both having extra time off, the Tomball Cougars and the Magnolia West Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tomball is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Tomball challenged Klein Collins on Tuesday. Tomball walked away with a 3-1 win over Klein Collins.
Tomball had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 25-11, 25-10.
Tomball found their leader in underclassman Gemma Hopkins, who had 22 digs.
Meanwhile, Magnolia West had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Magnolia West was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-9, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Shannon Dworaczyk, who had eight aces, seven digs, and four kills. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season.
Magnolia West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. They are a perfect 3-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Tomball is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-18 record this season. As for Magnolia West, their win bumped their record up to 20-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Tomball has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5 aces per game. However, it's not like Magnolia West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tomball was able to grind out a solid victory over Magnolia West when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tomball since the squad 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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