Hendrickson has gone 10-0 against Pflugerville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hendrickson Hawks will host the Pflugerville Panthers at 6:30 p.m.
Hendrickson lost 3-0 to Georgetown on Tuesday. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Hendrickson was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-8, 27-25.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pflugerville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They put the hurt on Elgin with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.
Pflugerville's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Elgin between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18, 25-19.
Pflugerville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Hendrickson's loss dropped their record down to 16-21. As for Pflugerville, their victory bumped their record up to 12-23.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Hendrickson has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6 aces per game. However, it's not like Pflugerville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hendrickson was able to grind out a solid win over Pflugerville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pflugerville's Laila Ornick, who had 21 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hendrickson still be able to contain Ornick? There's only one way to find out.
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