After both having extra time off, the Ferris Yellowjackets and the Life Waxahachie Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ferris is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Ferris made easy work of Ranchview and carried off a 3-0 win.
Ferris never let Ranchview on the board, but things got pretty close in the 0th set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-16, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Life Waxahachie had just enough and edged Hillsboro out 3-2 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Life Waxahachie had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 21-25, 25-8, 25-15, 15-13.
Life Waxahachie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 9.6.
Ferris has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Life Waxahachie, their record now sits at 13-7.
Ferris took their victory against Life Waxahachie in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ferris 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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