Volleyball Game Preview: Latexo Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 5:46am

Volleyball Preview: Latexo Tigers vs. Mumford Mustangs

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The Latexo Tigers are on the road again on Friday to play the Mumford Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. Latexo will be strutting in after a victory while Mumford will be coming in after a defeat.

Latexo is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since October 30, 2023 on Monday. They blew past Aggieland HomeSchool 3-0.

After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 25-19, 25-18.

Meanwhile, Mumford entered their contest against Round Top-Carmine on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Mumford fell just short of Round Top-Carmine by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Mustangs let down their fans at home.

Mumford actually scored more points across those five sets (106-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 22-25, 17-25, 25-21, 15-12.

Even though they lost, Mumford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive matchups.

Latexo's victory bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Mumford, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-9 record.

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