The Tompkins Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Cinco Ranch Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Tompkins sitting on five straight wins and Cinco Ranch on 11.
On Tuesday, everything went Tompkins' way against Morton Ranch as Tompkins made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Tompkins was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-11, 25-10.
Tompkins was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cinco Ranch made easy work of Jordan on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-15, 25-21.
Cinco Ranch relied on the efforts of Magdalene Finnegan, who had 16 digs, and Abby Borchardt, who had seven digs and five aces. That's the most aces Borchardt has posted since back in September.
Tompkins is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-12 record this season. As for Cinco Ranch, they pushed their record up to 27-5 with the victory, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Tompkins has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Cinco Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tompkins might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Cinco Ranch when the teams last played back in September. Can Tompkins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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