Volleyball Preview: Southlake Carroll Dragons vs. Northwest Texans
Southlake Carroll is 3-0 against Northwest since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southlake Carroll Dragons have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Northwest Texans at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Southlake Carroll's way against V.R. Eaton as Southlake Carroll made off with a 3-0 win.
Southlake Carroll never let V.R. Eaton on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-22.
Ashley Tam was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had six digs and 25 assists.
Meanwhile, Northwest had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Chargers.
Northwest wouldn't go down easily and took Keller Central into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 23-25, 20-25, 15-12.
Northwest's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Camille Ortman, who had 15 digs, and Ariah Perez, who had 12 kills and three digs.
Southlake Carroll has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Northwest, their win bumped their record up to 23-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Southlake Carroll hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4 blocks per game. It's a different story for Northwest, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3. Given Southlake Carroll's sizable advantage in that area, Northwest will need to find a way to close that gap.
Southlake Carroll took their victory against Northwest in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Southlake Carroll have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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