Austin hasn't had much luck against Dripping Springs recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Austin Maroons will venture away from home to challenge the Dripping Springs Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Austin sitting on three straight wins and Dripping Springs on five.
Last Friday, Austin made easy work of Del Valle and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Austin's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Del Valle between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Dripping Springs challenged Del Valle on Tuesday. Dripping Springs blew past Del Valle 3-0.
While Dripping Springs won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-22, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dripping Springs to victory, but perhaps none more so than Callie Krueger, who had eight digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Newman, who had 14 assists.
Dripping Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive games.
Austin's win bumped their record up to 35-4. As for Dripping Springs, they pushed their record up to 37-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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