If Ball was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of La Porte last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ball Tornadoes lost 3-0 to the Friendswood Mustangs on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tornadoes of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-9, 25-15.
Friendswood can attribute much of their success to Haley Patton, who had ten digs and two aces.
Ball moved to 17-19 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Friendswood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 32-7 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ball will face off against Lamar at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lamar will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Ball surely won't give up without a fight. After both having extra time off, Friendswood and Santa Fe will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Fe is coming into the matchup with three straight wins at home, so Friendswood will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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