The Kingwood Park Panthers will venture away from home to take on the West Fork Gators at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Kingwood Park was able to grind out a solid win over Pasadena, taking the game 3-1.
Kingwood Park 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, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23.
Kingwood Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pasadena only served five.
Meanwhile, West Fork entered their tilt with Splendora on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 3-2.
West Fork got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-12, 28-30, 25-23, 15-8.
Kingwood Park's victory bumped their record up to 12-22. As for West Fork, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 29-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Kingwood Park has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like West Fork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kingwood Park was able to grind out a solid victory over West Fork in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingwood Park since the squad 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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