Volleyball Preview: Kingwood Mustangs vs. Summer Creek Bulldogs
After both having extra time off, the Kingwood Mustangs and the Summer Creek Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Summer Creek is facing Kingwood at the wrong time: Kingwood suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 3-1 to the Eagles. It was the first time this season that the Mustangs let down their fans at home.
Kingwood started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-18.
Kingwood might have lost, but man, Julianna Kiliddjian was a machine: she had 32 digs.
Meanwhile, Summer Creek beat Goose Creek Memorial 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Summer Creek got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 23-25, 30-28, 25-20.
Makayla Smith was nothing short of spectacular: she had 22 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarai Reyna, who had 15 digs, two aces, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Summer Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Kingwood's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-17. As for Summer Creek, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Kingwood has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Summer Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kingwood suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Summer Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Kingwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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