Volleyball Preview: Episcopal Knights vs. Pearland Oilers
The Episcopal Knights will face off against the Pearland Oilers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Episcopal is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Episcopal came up short against St. John's on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Episcopal took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-23.
Pearland extended their winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Adrienne Enriguez. Everything went Pearland's way against South Houston on Tuesday as Pearland made off with a 3-0 victory thanks in part to Enriguez, who had ten aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pearland was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-13, 25-11.
Episcopal's defeat dropped their record down to 14-18. As for Pearland, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 37-5 record this season.
Episcopal came up short against Pearland in their previous meeting back in August of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Episcopal avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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