The Texas Tigers will square off against the Hallsville Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Texas is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Texas' way against Nacogdoches as Texas made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Texas took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-9, 25-7.
Texas got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sydney Woods out in front who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Woods has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Hallsville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against Whitehouse, falling 3-0.
Hallsville took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-19.
Texas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a massive bump to their 21-11 record this season. As for Hallsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Texas has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 4.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Hallsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Texas came up short against Hallsville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Texas, Macie Nelson (who had 27 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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