Friendswood has won 19 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Dawson has won 19 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Friendswood Mustangs will host the Dawson Eagles at 4:15 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
On Tuesday, everything went Friendswood's way against Iowa Colony as Friendswood made off with a 3-0 victory.
Friendswood never let Iowa Colony on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-18.
Friendswood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Haley Patton, who had 12 digs, and Gabby Palermo, who had two aces and 16 assists. Palermo has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last three times she's played.
Friendswood couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.6% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 28.9% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 38%.
Meanwhile, Dawson got the win against Manvel on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Dawson won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-12, 25-15.
Dawson relied on the efforts of Jenna Thedford, who had 19 digs, and Isabella Tijerina, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Tijerina has posted since October 1st.
Friendswood is on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 24 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 35-7 record this season. As for Dawson, their win bumped their record up to 31-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Friendswood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Dawson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Friendswood came up short against Dawson in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Friendswood 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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