The Iowa Colony Pioneers will venture away from home to challenge the Friendswood Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Iowa Colony is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since August 13th last Friday. They blew past Angleton 3-0.
While Iowa Colony won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-15, 25-23.
Breia Dixon and Ashlyn Terry were among the main playmakers for Iowa Colony as the former had 11 digs and 16 assists and the latter had three digs and 11 assists.
Meanwhile, Friendswood had already won 15 in a row and they went ahead and made it 16 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats.
Friendswood was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-19.
Gabby Palermo and Haley Patton were among the main playmakers for Friendswood as the former had seven aces and five digs and the latter had eight digs. The dominant performance gave Palermo a new career-high in aces.
Friendswood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They are a perfect 7-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Iowa Colony's record is now 14-9. As for Friendswood, they pushed their record up to 28-6 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Iowa Colony has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Friendswood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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