Volleyball Preview: Fort Bend Travis Tigers vs. Needville Bluejays
The Fort Bend Travis Tigers will head out to challenge the Needville Bluejays at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Fort Bend Travis sitting on three straight victories and Needville on eight.
Last Tuesday, Fort Bend Travis was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Bend Clements, taking the game 3-1.
Fort Bend Travis 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 19-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Needville got the win against Bay City on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Needville's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Bay City between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Brylie Nesvadba, who had eight digs.
Needville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
Fort Bend Travis is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-14 record this season. As for Needville, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Fort Bend Travis has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Needville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fort Bend Travis beat Needville 2-0 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Fort Bend Travis repeat their success, or does Needville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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