Volleyball Preview: Atascocita Eagles vs. Goose Creek Memorial Patriots
Atascocita has won three straight games at home, while Goose Creek Memorial has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Atascocita Eagles will host the Goose Creek Memorial Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Atascocita took on Channelview on Tuesday. Everything went Atascocita's way against Channelview as Atascocita made off with a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Channelview scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-9, 25-12.
Atascocita couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27.9% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 38.2%.
Meanwhile, Goose Creek Memorial got the win against Humble on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Goose Creek Memorial was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-16.
Atascocita has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Goose Creek Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 17-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Atascocita has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Goose Creek Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Atascocita was able to grind out a solid win over Goose Creek Memorial when the teams last played back in August of 2018, winning 2-0. Will Atascocita repeat their success, or does Goose Creek Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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