Madisonville waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Latexo Tigers 3-0. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
While Madisonville won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Molly Short, who had seven digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Madisonville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 8.4.
Madisonville pushed their record up to 24-8 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Latexo, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-11.
Madisonville's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Anderson-Shiro at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Latexo, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Chester at 4:30 p.m.
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