Collierville has gone 9-1 against Houston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Collierville Dragons will be staying on the road to face off against the Houston Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Collierville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Lake Cormorant, who was ranked eighth at the time (Collierville was ranked first). Collierville took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake Cormorant on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-23, 21-25, 25-15, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Houston had already won two in a row, and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Blazers , sneaking past 3-2.
In the three sets Houston was on fire: they won each by at least eight points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-17, 25-16, 21-25, 15-7.
Sydnee Carter had an outrageously good game as she had 14 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Wainright, who had 13 digs.
Houston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Collierville's defeat dropped their record down to 17-3. As for Houston, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Collierville was able to grind out a solid win over Houston in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Collierville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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