Volleyball Preview: Magnolia West Mustangs vs. Tomball Cougars
After both having extra time off, the Magnolia West Mustangs and the Tomball Cougars will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Magnolia West sitting on three straight wins and Tomball on four.
Last Tuesday, Magnolia West got the win against Klein Forest by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Magnolia West was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-9, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Shannon Dworaczyk, who had eight aces, seven digs, and four kills. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season.
Magnolia West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Tomball duked it out withKlein Collins on Tuesday. Tomball walked away with a 3-1 victory over Klein Collins.
Tomball had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 25-11, 25-10.
Tomball found their leader in underclassman Gemma Hopkins, who had 22 digs.
Magnolia West's win bumped their record up to 20-10. As for Tomball, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-18 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Magnolia West has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Tomball struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Magnolia West came up short against Tomball in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hopkins, who had 19 digs and two aces. Now that Magnolia West knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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