Volleyball Recap: Round Rock Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2024, 9:03am

Volleyball Recap: Round Rock Dragons vs. Manor Mustangs

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Round Rock waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Manor Mustangs. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Dragons also won the last time the pair played back in September.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Round Rock was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-6, 25-9.

Round Rock was led to victory by Aubrey Goode and Sydney Ryan Mcguire. Goode had five digs and 15 assists, while Mcguire had five aces. The dominant performance gave Mcguire a new career-high in aces.

Round Rock couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 56.9% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 20.2% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 35.7%.

Round Rock has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-13 record this season. As for Manor, they are on a 33-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-22.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Round Rock will host Vandegrift at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Manor, they will welcome Cedar Ridge at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cedar Ridge is coming into the match with six straight defeats on the road, meaning Manor will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.

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