The Tomball Memorial Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Klein Oak Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Tomball Memorial sitting on nine straight wins and Klein Oak on eight.
Last Tuesday, Tomball Memorial made easy work of Klein and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-11, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Klein Oak hadn't done well against Klein recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Klein Oak blew past Klein 3-0.
While Klein Oak won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-17, 25-19.
Klein Oak can attribute much of their success to Erin Carpenter, who had 17 digs, and Samantha Kuehnle, who had six digs and 17 assists. Carpenter is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Tomball Memorial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 22-12 record this season. As for Klein Oak, they pushed their record up to 22-11 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Tomball Memorial was able to grind out a solid victory over Klein Oak in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tomball Memorial since the squad 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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