After both having extra time off, the Azle Hornets and the Fossil Ridge Panthers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Azle got the win against Saginaw by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-22, 28-26.
Azle can attribute much of their success to Heather Lockridge, who had 17 digs. Lockridge is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Brewer last Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.
Fossil Ridge wouldn't go down easily and took Brewer into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 27-25, 22-25, 25-13, 20-18.
Azle has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season. As for Fossil Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 12-21.
Azle took their victory against Fossil Ridge in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Azle since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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