Volleyball Preview: Overton Mustangs vs. Latexo Tigers
The Overton Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Latexo Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Overton got the win against Alto by a conclusive 3-0.
Overton never let Alto on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22, 25-16.
Overton can attribute much of their success to Sadie Pahlman, who had three digs and 19 assists, and Bryleigh Nelson, who had 12 digs. Pahlman has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more assists the last three times she's played.
Overton 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 ten aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Latexo made easy work of Carlisle two weeks ago and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Latexo was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-9, 25-19.
Overton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-16 record this season. As for Latexo, their record now sits at 20-12.
Overton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Latexo in their previous matchup on October 1st. Can Overton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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