The Houston Hawks will stay at home for another game and welcome the Palmer Moose at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Houston finally turned things around against Hutchison last Thursday. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 3-1. The game marked Houston's most dominant win of the season so far.
Houston 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 20-25, 25-12, 25-5, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Palmer entered their tilt with Kodiak on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-10, 25-21.
Samantha Thomas went supernova for Palmer, getting 12 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Thomas has posted since back in August.
Palmer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Houston's win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-13-2. As for Palmer, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-12-2.
Houston might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Palmer in their previous meeting back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thomas, who had six digs and five aces. Now that Houston knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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