The Houston Mustangs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Briarcrest Christian Saints at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Houston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Bayside Academy, who was ranked tenth at the time (Houston was ranked 17th). Houston had just enough and edged Bayside Academy out 2-1 on Saturday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Houston who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 14-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Briarcrest Christian earned a 2-0 win over Lamar on Saturday.
Briarcrest Christian was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Lamar squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14.
Houston's victory bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Briarcrest Christian, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-6.
Houston skirted past Briarcrest Christian 3-2 when the teams last played on September 5th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Houston since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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