Volleyball Preview: Flour Bluff Hornets vs. McAllen Bulldogs
The Flour Bluff Hornets will face off against the McAllen Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Flour Bluff is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 18 games.
Flour Bluff is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They beat Palmview by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-11, 25-16.
Flour Bluff couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.5% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October.
Harlingen South typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday McAllen proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Hawks. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on eight straight.
McAllen not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Harlingen South between 15 and 16 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-15, 25-16.
Flour Bluff has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 24 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 33-12 record this season. As for McAllen, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 31-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Flour Bluff has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like McAllen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Flour Bluff's way against McAllen in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as Flour Bluff made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Flour Bluff have another victory up their sleeve, or will McAllen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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