The Mourning Sharks will head out on the road to square off against the Reagan Bison at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mourning took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Braddock.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 22-25, 25-14, 25-19.
Mourning's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sadie Dunham, who had nine digs and three aces, and Mila Besharat, who had 23 digs. That's the most aces Dunham has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Gutierrez, who had 12 digs.
Mourning was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Reagan was able to grind out a solid win over TERRA Environmental on Monday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bison.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-12, 16-25, 25-17.
Among those leading the charge was Morena Muniz, who had 16 digs.
Mourning pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Reagan, their record now sits at 8-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Mourning has serving mastered this season, having averaged 14.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Reagan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mourning skirted past Reagan 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Mourning repeat their success, or does Reagan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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