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By Team Reports Sep 21, 2024, 2:54am

Volleyball Preview: Life Waxahachie Mustangs vs. Ferris Yellowjackets

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Life Waxahachie has won five straight games at home, while Ferris has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Tuesday, Life Waxahachie sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Hillsboro.

Life Waxahachie had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 21-25, 25-8, 25-15, 15-13.

Life Waxahachie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 9.6.

Meanwhile, Ferris got the win against Ranchview on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.

Ferris never let Ranchview on the board, but things got pretty close in the 0th set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-16, 25-19.

Life Waxahachie's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Ferris, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.

Life Waxahachie suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ferris when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Life Waxahachie have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.

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