Friendswood is 10-0 against Ball since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Friendswood Mustangs will host the Ball Tornadoes at 6:30 p.m. Friendswood will be looking to keep their 17-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Friday, Friendswood made easy work of Texas City and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Friendswood took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-5, 25-9.
Anna Melgren was the offensive standout of the match as she had eight aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Friendswood couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27.7% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 38.4%.
Ball aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to three. Everything went their way against La Porte as Ball made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tornadoes have posted against the Bulldogs since September 28, 2021.
Ball never let La Porte on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-23, 25-21.
Friendswood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-7 record this season. As for Ball, their win bumped their record up to 17-18.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Friendswood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Ball struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Friendswood's way against Ball in their previous meeting back in September, as Friendswood made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Friendswood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ball turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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