Natalia won the last time they faced Hondo, and things went their way on Friday too. The Natalia Mustangs came out on top against the Hondo Owls by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Natalia 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 29-31, 25-23, 26-24, 26-24.
Abigail Fulton was a one-man wrecking crew for Natalia as she had 22 digs. With that strong performance, Fulton is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game.
Despite the loss, Hondo saw an underclassman step up: Araceli Fernandez had 17 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Fernandez now had 15 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Natalia has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Hondo, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-6.
Natalia will take on Cotulla at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hondo, they will welcome Lytle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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