Kingwood is 10-0 against North Shore since November of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Kingwood Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the North Shore Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kingwood has three straight wins, North Shore has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Kingwood can't be too worried about heading out to take on North Shore: they just beat Humble at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Kingwood was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Humble on Friday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-21, 25-21.
Kingwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Shore lost 3-0 to Humble on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-16.
Kingwood pushed their record up to 15-17 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for North Shore, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-23.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Kingwood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like North Shore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kingwood took their win against North Shore when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingwood since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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