After both having extra time off, the Alief Hastings Bears and the Fulshear Chargers will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Alief Hastings took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Alief Elsik out 3-2. The win was some much needed relief for the Bears as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Alief Hastings was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-96), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 12-25, 15-6.
Meanwhile, Fulshear got the win against Alief Taylor on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Fulshear took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-10, 25-10.
Fulshear's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sydney Black led the charge by getting 15 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Camryn Guzzetta, who had four digs and four aces.
Fulshear couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.8% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Alief Hastings' victory bumped their record up to 4-12. As for Fulshear, their win bumped their record up to 24-6.
Alief Hastings came up short against Fulshear in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, falling 2-0. Will Alief Hastings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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