The Memorial Mustangs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Jersey Village Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Memorial beat Cypress Creek 3-1.
Memorial was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 25-27, 25-10.
Memorial 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 six aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Jersey Village earned a 3-1 victory over Cypress Ridge on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Jersey Village 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, 25-23, 25-22, 25-16.
Jersey Village got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Bella Spjut out in front who had 13 digs and 22 assists. Spjut is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Peters, who had five digs and 20 assists.
Memorial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 28-13 record this season. As for Jersey Village, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 20-21.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Memorial has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Jersey Village struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Memorial's way against Jersey Village in their previous matchup on October 1st, as Memorial made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Memorial since the squad 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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