The Montgomery Bears will face off against the A&M Consolidated Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, everything went Montgomery's way against Huntsville as Montgomery made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
While Montgomery won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-7.
Montgomery can attribute much of their success to Ellie Sadler, who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Sadler has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, A&M Consolidated entered their tilt with College Station on Friday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Cougars.
A&M Consolidated had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-22.
Zoey Montgomery was the offensive standout of the match as she had 19 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Montgomery's record is now 25-17. As for A&M Consolidated, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-10 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Montgomery has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like A&M Consolidated struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Montgomery came up short against A&M Consolidated in their previous meeting on October 1st, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Montgomery, who had 19 digs. Now that Montgomery knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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