Azle hasn't had much luck against Grapevine recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Azle Hornets will be staying on the road to face off against the Grapevine Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Azle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Chisholm Trail by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20.
Heather Lockridge and Paisley Jeter were among the main playmakers for Azle as the former had 33 digs and the latter had 12 digs. Lockridge has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 14 times she's played.
Liberty Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Grapevine proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Warriors. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Grapevine was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-20, 16-25, 25-12.
Azle has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-14 record this season. As for Grapevine, their win bumped their record up to 12-23.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Azle has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Grapevine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Azle suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Grapevine when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Can Azle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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