Highlands has gone 8-2 against Sam Houston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Owls will welcome the Hurricanes at 6:15 p.m. Highlands will be strutting in after a victory while Sam Houston will be coming in after a defeat.

Linden Sepulveda
| 09/30/25 @ Brackenridge | 21 |
| 09/26/25 @ Burbank | 25 |
| 09/23/25 vs MacArthur | 33 |
| 09/16/25 @ Seguin | 17 |
| 09/12/25 vs Jefferson | 28 |
| + 3 more games |
Highlands won the last time they faced Brackenridge and Linden Sepulveda did her part to make sure it happened again. The Owls were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Eagles on Tuesday thanks in part to Sepulveda, who had 21 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last eight games she's played.
Highlands walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Sam Houston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 32nd straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Edison.
While Sam Houston was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Edison's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-11, 25-13.
Sam Houston's defeat dropped their record down to 0-22. As for Highlands, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season.
Everything went Highlands' way against Sam Houston when the teams last played back in September, as Highlands made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Owls have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hurricanes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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