Volleyball Preview: Splendora Wildcats vs. Porter Spartans
Splendora is 1-7 against Porter since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Splendora Wildcats will host the Porter Spartans at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Splendora made easy work of Dayton and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Splendora's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Dayton between 19 and 21 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 25-19.
Splendora found their leader in underclassman Morgan Johnson, who had 18 digs. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Katelyn Brewer, who had ten digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Porter had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Dayton on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.
Porter was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 27-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Splendora's win bumped their record up to 22-9. As for Porter, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-19.
Splendora took their win against Porter in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Splendora have another victory up their sleeve, or will Porter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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