Volleyball Preview: Katy Taylor Mustangs vs. Mayde Creek Rams
The Katy Taylor Mustangs will face off against the Mayde Creek Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Katy Taylor will be strutting in after a victory while Mayde Creek will be coming in after a loss.
Katy Taylor will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Tompkins, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Katy Taylor came out on top in a nail-biter against Tompkins on Friday, sneaking past 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Katy Taylor took Tompkins into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-15, 16-25, 16-25, 15-9.
Katy Taylor can attribute much of their success to Sydney Herleth, who had 17 digs and four aces, and Maria Millan, who had 13 digs. With that strong performance, Herleth is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Katy Taylor kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Mayde Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Katy.
Mayde Creek was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 29-27, 25-16.
Katy Taylor's win bumped their record up to 21-10. As for Mayde Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 8-22.
Katy Taylor was able to grind out a solid victory over Mayde Creek in their previous meeting back in August, winning 3-1. Will Katy Taylor repeat their success, or does Mayde Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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