After both having extra time off, the Summer Creek Bulldogs and the Kingwood Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kingwood took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Summer Creek, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Summer Creek beat Goose Creek Memorial 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Summer Creek got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 23-25, 30-28, 25-20.
Makayla Smith was a one-man wrecking crew for Summer Creek as she had 22 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in aces. Sarai Reyna was another key player, getting 15 digs, two aces, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Summer Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Kingwood entered their contest against Atascocita on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Kingwood fell 3-1 to Atascocita. It was the first time this season that the Mustangs let down their fans at home.
Kingwood started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Kingwood got top-tier performance from Julianna Kiliddjian, who had 32 digs.
Summer Creek is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-17 record this season. As for Kingwood, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Summer Creek has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Kingwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Summer Creek took their victory against Kingwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Summer Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kingwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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