Volleyball Preview: West Fork Gators vs. Kingwood Park Panthers
The West Fork Gators will face off against the Kingwood Park Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. West Fork will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Tuesday, West Fork narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Splendora 3-2.
West Fork got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-12, 28-30, 25-23, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Kingwood Park beat Pasadena 3-1 on Thursday.
Kingwood Park 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 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23.
Kingwood Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pasadena only served five.
West Fork is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-11 record this season. As for Kingwood Park, their win bumped their record up to 12-22.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: West Fork has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Kingwood Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Fork came up short against Kingwood Park when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Will West Fork have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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