Volleyball Preview: Mumford Mustangs vs. Snook Bluejays
Mumford and Snook are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Mumford Mustangs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Snook Bluejays at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Mumford will be strutting in after a victory while Snook will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, everything went Mumford's way against Normangee as Mumford made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Mumford's feisty defense: they held Normangee to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-11, 25-10.
Mumford's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ashlen Sloan, who had eight aces, seven digs, a kill, and a kill. The dominant performance gave Sloan a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Nancy Galvan, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Snook suffered their biggest defeat since August 30th on Tuesday. They came up short against Bremond, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Bluejays in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
Mumford is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Snook, they now have a losing record at 8-9-1.
Mumford took their win against Snook in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Mumford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Snook turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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