Joshua is 4-0 against Mansfield Summit since August of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Joshua Owls are taking a road trip to face off against the Mansfield Summit Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. Joshua is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
On Tuesday, Joshua made easy work of Cleburne and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Joshua took every set by at least eight points. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-7, 25-7.
Joshua can attribute much of their success to Tyler Pool, who had 15 digs and two aces, and Ruby Vincent, who had seven digs and six aces. Pool 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.
Joshua was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mansfield Summit came up short against Centennial on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost four in a row.
Mansfield Summit was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring 14 points in every single set they played. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-14, 25-14.
Joshua is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season. As for Mansfield Summit, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Everything went Joshua's way against Mansfield Summit in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Joshua made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Joshua 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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