Fort Bend Clements is 1-9 against Fort Bend Austin since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Fort Bend Clements Rangers will head out to square off against the Fort Bend Austin Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Bend Clements and Fort Bend Dulles met for a duel on Thursday where Fort Bend Clements prevailed. Fort Bend Clements put the hurt on Fort Bend Dulles with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rangers.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Fort Bend Clements took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14, 25-8.
Among those leading the charge was Emma Levy, who had 15 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Keyun Zhang, who had five digs.
Fort Bend Clements was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Bend Dulles only served an.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Austin was able to grind out a solid victory over Fort Bend Elkins on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Fort Bend Austin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-19, 25-12, 25-13.
Fort Bend Austin found their leader in underclassman Nina Paulino, who had 20 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Paulino has posted since back in September.
Fort Bend Clements' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-9. As for Fort Bend Austin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 25-13 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Fort Bend Clements has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Fort Bend Austin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fort Bend Clements might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Fort Bend Austin in their previous meeting back in September. Can Fort Bend Clements avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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