Needville is 10-0 against Sweeny since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Needville Bluejays will welcome the Sweeny Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Needville will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Needville made easy work of La Marque and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Needville took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-7, 25-12.
Brylie Nesvadba went supernova for Needville, getting 11 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Nesvadba a new career-high in aces.
Needville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Sweeny beat Columbia 3-1 on Tuesday.
Sweeny was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 22-25, 25-16, 25-15.
Needville's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-12. As for Sweeny, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Needville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Sweeny struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Needville was able to grind out a solid victory over Sweeny in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Needville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sweeny turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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