Cinco Ranch is 1-7 against The Woodlands since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cinco Ranch Cougars will venture away from home to challenge The Woodlands Highlanders at 4:30 p.m. Cinco Ranch will be looking to extend their current 15-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Cinco Ranch made easy work of Morton Ranch and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cinco Ranch took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-9.
Cinco Ranch couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.7% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Meanwhile, The Woodlands came tearing into Tuesday's contest with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the War Eagles by a score of 3-1.
The Woodlands had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-22.
The Woodlands' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cameron Mcdaniel, who had 28 digs and two aces, and Olivia Hertel, who had 21 digs and three aces. Mcdaniel has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 28 times she's played.
Cinco Ranch pushed their record up to 31-5 with the win, which was their 26th straight at home dating back to last season. As for The Woodlands, they are on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 23 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 34-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Cinco Ranch has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like The Woodlands struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cinco Ranch came up short against The Woodlands in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of The Woodlands' Megan Johnson, who had 16 digs and 27 assists. Now that Cinco Ranch knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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