Fort Bend Travis hasn't had much luck against Ridge Point recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Fort Bend Travis Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ridge Point Panthers at 5:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Fort Bend Travis made easy work of Fort Bend Hightower and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-12, 25-19.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ridge Point, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Fort Bend Elkins with a sharp 3-0 win on Friday.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Ridge Point was: they took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-14, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ridge Point to victory, but perhaps none more so than Madelyn Johnson, who had four digs and 17 assists. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 12 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Marquart, who had nine digs and two aces.
Ridge Point kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.9 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 5.
Fort Bend Travis is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Ridge Point, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Fort Bend Travis has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Ridge Point struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fort Bend Travis might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Ridge Point when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Fort Bend Travis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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