Volleyball Preview: Madisonville Mustangs vs. Giddings Buffaloes
The Madisonville Mustangs will challenge the Giddings Buffaloes at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Madisonville will be looking to keep their 18-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, everything went Madisonville's way against Navasota as Madisonville made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Madisonville was: they took every set by at least eight points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-11, 25-17.
Madisonville can attribute much of their success to Jillian Hardy, who had 17 digs and two aces, and Molly Short, who had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Hardy has posted since back in August.
Madisonville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 6.2.
Meanwhile, Giddings can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top against Luling by a score of 3-1.
Among those leading the charge was Rilynn Creek, who had ten digs.
Madisonville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Giddings, their victory bumped their record up to 11-23.
Madisonville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Giddings in their previous matchup back in November of 2021. Will Madisonville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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