Volleyball Preview: Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes vs. Fort Bend Clements Rangers
Fort Bend Hightower is 1-9 against Fort Bend Clements since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fort Bend Hightower Hurricanes will host the Fort Bend Clements Rangers at 5:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Fort Bend Hightower's way against Fort Bend Dulles as Fort Bend Hightower made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hurricanes.
Fort Bend Hightower walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Clements and Fort Bend Dulles met for a duel on Thursday where Fort Bend Clements prevailed. Fort Bend Clements put the hurt on Fort Bend Dulles with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Fort Bend Clements was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-14, 25-8.
Fort Bend Clements can attribute much of their success to Emma Levy, who had 15 digs and two aces. Levy is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Keyun Zhang, who had five digs.
Fort Bend Clements was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Bend Dulles only served an.
Fort Bend Hightower has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season. As for Fort Bend Clements, they pushed their record up to 27-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Fort Bend Hightower might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Fort Bend Clements when the teams last played back in September. Will Fort Bend Hightower have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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