After both having extra time off, the Fulshear Chargers and the Alief Hastings Bears will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Fulshear made easy work of Alief Taylor and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Fulshear was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10, 25-10.
Fulshear's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sydney Black, who had 15 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Camryn Guzzetta, who had four digs and four aces.
Fulshear couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.8% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Alief Hastings, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They had just enough and edged Alief Elsik out 3-2. The win was some much needed relief for the Bears as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (102-96) Alief Hastings actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 12-25, 15-6.
Fulshear's record now sits at 24-6. As for Alief Hastings, their record now sits at 4-12.
Fulshear beat Alief Hastings 2-0 in their previous matchup back in August of 2019. Will Fulshear repeat their success, or does Alief Hastings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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