Martin has gone 9-0 against Grand Prairie recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Martin Warriors will challenge the Grand Prairie Gophers at 6:00 p.m. Martin will be looking to keep their 22-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Martin and Lamar met for a duel on Tuesday where Martin came out on top. Martin put the hurt on Lamar with a sharp 3-0 win.
Martin was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-20.
Martin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Grand Prairie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Bowie.
Grand Prairie was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Bowie work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 27-25, 18-25, 25-18.
Martin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 24-10 record this season. As for Grand Prairie, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Martin has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. It's a different story for Grand Prairie, though, as they've been averaging only 1.9. Given Martin's sizable advantage in that area, Grand Prairie will need to find a way to close that gap.
Martin took their victory against Grand Prairie in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Martin repeat their success, or does Grand Prairie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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