Volleyball Preview: The Woodlands Highlanders vs. Cinco Ranch Cougars
The Woodlands is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Cinco Ranch is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Woodlands Highlanders will host the Cinco Ranch Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, The Woodlands was able to grind out a solid win over Oak Ridge, taking the game 3-1.
The Woodlands had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-22.
The Woodlands relied on the efforts of Cameron Mcdaniel, who had 28 digs and two aces, and Olivia Hertel, who had 21 digs and three aces. Mcdaniel has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 28 times she's played.
Meanwhile, everything went Cinco Ranch's way against Morton Ranch on Friday as Cinco Ranch made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cinco Ranch was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-10, 25-9.
Cinco Ranch couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.7% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
The Woodlands has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 34-8 record this season. As for Cinco Ranch, their record is now 31-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: The Woodlands has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Cinco Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Woodlands beat Cinco Ranch 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August. Does The Woodlands have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cinco Ranch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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