Martin came tearing into Friday's game with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the South Grand Prairie Warriors as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Martin also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
One reason for the win was Martin's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-14, 25-13.
Leading Martin to victory were Mckenzie Wright and Brooke Perry. Wright had four aces and 24 assists, while Perry hit 68% for 17 killsnine digs. The dominant performance gave Perry a new career-high in hitting percentage.
Martin 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 five aces in seven consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why South Grand Prairie lost, don't look at Savannah Garcia. Despite the final result, she had ten digs and 13 assists. Garcia is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Martin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for South Grand Prairie, their loss dropped their record down to 16-13.
Martin will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Sam Houston at 6:00 p.m. Martin will be looking to keep their 21-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for South Grand Prairie, they will head out to challenge Haltom at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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