The Needville Bluejays's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Fort Bend Travis Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Needville got the win against Bay City by a conclusive 3-0.
Needville's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Bay City between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Brylie Nesvadba, who had eight digs.
Needville 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 five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Travis waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Rangers.
Fort Bend Travis 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 19-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-20.
Needville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-13 record this season. As for Fort Bend Travis, their victory bumped their record up to 21-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Needville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Fort Bend Travis struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Needville came up short against Fort Bend Travis when the teams last played back in August, falling 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fort Bend Travis' Moni Anjous, who had 20 digs and three aces. Now that Needville 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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