The Mabank Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Lindale Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mabank took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Kemp with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Panthers have posted since September 13th.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-19, 25-9.
Madisyn Roberts went supernova for Mabank, getting seven aces, six digs, and a kill. Roberts is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lindale waltzed into their game on Tuesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They blew past the Eagles 3-0.
Lindale's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Canton between 14 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17, 25-17.
Lindale can attribute much of their success to Macy Luster, who had seven digs and 22 assists.
Lindale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matches.
Mabank's win bumped their record up to 14-17. As for Lindale, they are on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 22 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 35-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Mabank has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Lindale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mabank suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lindale in their previous matchup on October 1st. Can Mabank avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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