Ball is 10-0 against Galena Park since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ball Tornadoes will be playing at home against the Galena Park Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. Ball will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, everything went Ball's way against Texas City as Ball made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Ball took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-10, 25-14.
Ball couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Galena Park didn't have quite enough to beat Carnegie Vanguard on Monday and fell 3-2. The Yellowjackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Galena Park actually scored more points across those five sets (102-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 16-25, 14-25, 15-12.
Galena Park's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Abigail Esqueda, who had 16 digs, and Emma Colon, who had 13 digs, seven kills, and six blocks. Colon is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 13 games she's played.
Ball has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-19 record this season. As for Galena Park, their loss dropped their record down to 32-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Ball has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Galena Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ball was able to grind out a solid win over Galena Park in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Does Ball have another victory up their sleeve, or will Galena Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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