The Woodlands and Grand Oaks are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2020, but not for long. The Woodlands Highlanders are on the road again on Friday to play the Grand Oaks Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m.
The Woodlands is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Rockwall by a score of 3-1.
The Woodlands had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-21, 25-20, 25-20.
Olivia Hertel was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 16 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Grand Oaks had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Pirates.
Grand Oaks not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Wylie between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18, 25-19.
The Woodlands is on a roll lately: they've won 25 of their last 27 games, which provided a nice bump to their 37-9 record this season. As for Grand Oaks, their record is now 39-7.
The Woodlands came up short against Grand Oaks in their previous matchup back in October, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grand Oaks' Cali Reece, who had 16 digs and five aces. Now that The Woodlands knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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