Volleyball Preview: Wylie Pirates vs. Garland Owls
Wylie has gone 10-0 against Garland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wylie Pirates will take on the Garland Owls at 5:30 p.m. Wylie is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Wylie and North Garland met for a duel on Tuesday where Wylie came out on top. Everything went Wylie's way against North Garland as Wylie made off with a 3-0 win.
While Wylie might've won, it sure wasn't easy: North Garland scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-9, 25-10.
Wylie's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mallory Kendrick, who had six aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Kendrick a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Royal, who had two aces and 13 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Wylie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 19 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Garland came up short against Sachse on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Garland was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-23, 25-18.
Wylie has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season. As for Garland, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-14.
Wylie took their victory against Garland in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wylie since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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