Volleyball Preview: Humble Wildcats vs. Atascocita Eagles
Humble hasn't had much luck against Atascocita recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Humble Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Atascocita Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Humble is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Humble earned a 3-1 win over North Shore.
In the three sets Humble was on fire: they won each by at least eight points. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-10.
Humble was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Atascocita beat Summer Creek 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Atascocita was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-20.
Atascocita's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emily Olano, who had 21 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Olano has posted since two weeks ago. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Cotten, who had 14 digs.
Humble is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Atascocita, their record is now 13-11.
Humble might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Atascocita in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Humble avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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