Volleyball Preview: Hendrickson Hawks vs. Pflugerville Connally Cougars
Hendrickson has gone 10-0 against Pflugerville Connally recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hendrickson Hawks will welcome the Pflugerville Connally Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Hendrickson beat Pflugerville 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-21, 21-25, 25-22.
Hendrickson relied on the efforts of Caroline Robbins, who had 14 digs, and Jaselle Manning, who had 22 digs, four aces, and two kills. Those four aces gave Manning a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Hendrickson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pflugerville only served three.
Meanwhile, Pflugerville Connally had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Elgin out 3-2 on Tuesday.
Pflugerville Connally was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 24-26, 21-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Hendrickson's win bumped their record up to 21-23. As for Pflugerville Connally, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-29.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Hendrickson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Pflugerville Connally struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Hendrickson's way against Pflugerville Connally in their previous meeting on October 1st, as Hendrickson made off with a 3-0 win. Does Hendrickson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pflugerville Connally turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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