The McAllen Bulldogs will face off against the Flour Bluff Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as McAllen comes in on eight and Flour Bluff on 18.
McAllen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Harlingen South as McAllen made off with a 3-0 win.
McAllen not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Harlingen South between 15 and 16 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-15, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Flour Bluff made easy work of Palmview on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-16.
Flour Bluff couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.5% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Flour Bluff is on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 24 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 33-12 record this season. As for McAllen, they pushed their record up to 31-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: McAllen has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Flour Bluff struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
McAllen suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Flour Bluff when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can McAllen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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