Mumford hasn't had much luck against Burton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mumford Mustangs will look to defend their home court against the Burton Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Mumford sitting on three straight victories and Burton on six.
On Tuesday, everything went Mumford's way against Snook as Mumford made off with a 3-0 win.
Mumford never let Snook on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-23.
Mumford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Burton got the win against Snook on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
Burton's got stronger as the match went on, holding Snook to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-10, 25-8.
Burton can attribute much of their success to Kelsie Hohlt, who had nine digs.
Mumford has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Burton, their victory bumped their record up to 26-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Mumford has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Burton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mumford suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Burton in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Mumford have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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