The Montgomery Bears will host the Friendswood Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Montgomery is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Montgomery is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against West Fork as Montgomery made off with a 3-0 victory.
Montgomery never let West Fork on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-19.
If Port Neches-Groves wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Friendswood, they should've done a better job of containing Haley Patton. Friendswood blew past Port Neches-Groves 3-0 on Tuesday thanks in part to Patton, who had 14 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-16, 25-12.
Friendswood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 24 of their last 26 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 36-8 record this season. As for Montgomery, their record is now 28-18.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Montgomery has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Friendswood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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