Volleyball Preview: Azle Hornets vs. Lubbock-Cooper Pirates
The Azle Hornets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lubbock-Cooper Pirates on Tuesday.
Azle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Mansfield Timberview by a score of 3-1.
The victory didn't come easy: Mansfield Timberview scored at least 19 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 16-25, 25-23, 25-19.
Azle relied on the efforts of Paisley Jeter, who had 12 digs, and Jacqui Mcclain, who had 24 digs and 17 kills. Mcclain has been hot for a while, having posted seven or more kills the last 22 times she's played.
Meanwhile, everything went Lubbock-Cooper's way against Burges on Thursday as Lubbock-Cooper made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Lubbock-Cooper not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Burges between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-18, 25-15.
Azle has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-14 record this season. As for Lubbock-Cooper, their victory bumped their record up to 30-13.
Azle came out on top in a nail-biter against Lubbock-Cooper in their previous meeting back in August of 2014, sneaking past 2-1. Will Azle repeat their success, or does Lubbock-Cooper have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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