Volleyball Preview: Madisonville Mustangs vs. Silsbee Tigers
The Madisonville Mustangs will welcome the Silsbee Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Madisonville is coming into the match hot, having won their last 17 games.
Last Tuesday, Madisonville beat Hudson 3-1.
Madisonville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-15.
Madisonville relied on the efforts of Jillian Hardy, who had 26 digs and a kill, and Molly Short, who had five aces and four digs. That's the most aces Short has posted since back in October.
Madisonville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Silsbee faced off against Orangefield on Friday. Silsbee lost 3-0 to Orangefield. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Madisonville's win was their 13th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 35-8. As for Silsbee, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-20.
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