Ball is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Friendswood is on a nine-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Ball Tornadoes will host the Friendswood Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Ball sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Iowa Colony.
Ball took Iowa Colony into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-19, 25-14, 16-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Friendswood got the win against Texas City on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Friendswood was: they took every set by at least 16 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-7, 25-5.
Friendswood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Haley Patton led the charge by getting nine digs and six aces. That's the most aces Patton has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Melgren, who had nine digs.
Friendswood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve more than ten aces.
Ball is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-15 record this season. As for Friendswood, their victory bumped their record up to 25-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Ball has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Friendswood 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.
Ball might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Friendswood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Ball avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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