Volleyball Preview: McCallum Knights vs. Crockett Cougars
McCallum is 10-0 against Crockett since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The McCallum Knights will square off against the Crockett Cougars at 7:30 p.m. McCallum is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
On Friday, McCallum narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin 3-2.
McCallum wouldn't go down easily and took Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 27-29, 23-25, 25-18, 18-16.
McCallum can attribute much of their success to Aaniya Thornton, who had 19 digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Crockett lost 3-0 to Cedar Creek on Tuesday. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Crockett was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 25-12.
McCallum's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-15. As for Crockett, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-20.
McCallum took their win against Crockett when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for McCallum 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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