Snook has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Mumford Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are at an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2014, but likely not for long.
Snook is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since August 30th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Bremond. The Bluejays have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, everything went Mumford's way against Normangee on Tuesday as Mumford made off with a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Mumford's feisty defense: they held Normangee to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-11, 25-10.
Mumford's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ashlen Sloan, who had eight aces, seven digs, a kill, and a kill. The dominant performance gave Sloan a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Nancy Galvan, who had ten digs.
Snook now has a losing record at 8-9-1. As for Mumford, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Snook might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Mumford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Snook avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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