The Flour Bluff Hornets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Smithson Valley Rangers on Monday.
Flour Bluff is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against McAllen by a score of 3-1.
Flour Bluff 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 22-25, 25-19, 25-14, 25-14.
Hollie Santos was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October.
Meanwhile, Smithson Valley entered their tilt with Seguin on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Matadors 3-0.
Smithson Valley was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-18, 25-18.
Smithson Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Berkley Bates led the charge by getting 22 digs. Bates has been hot for a while, having posted 14 or more digs the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Fuentes, who had eight digs and 20 assists.
Flour Bluff is on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 25 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 34-12 record this season. As for Smithson Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 28-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Flour Bluff has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Smithson Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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