The Atascocita Eagles will take on the Kingwood Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kingwood is hoping to do what Humble couldn't on Friday: put an end to Atascocita's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Atascocita put the hurt on Humble with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Atascocita took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-15, 25-12.
Atascocita's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Emily Olano, who had 17 digs. Another player making a difference was Chloe Cotten, who had six digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Atascocita 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 seven aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kingwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against North Shore on Tuesday as Kingwood made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Kingwood has posted since August 30th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Kingwood was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-9, 25-12.
Kingwood got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Julianna Kiliddjian out in front who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Kiliddjian has posted in she last eight games.
Atascocita is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Kingwood, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Atascocita has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Kingwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Atascocita's way against Kingwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Atascocita made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atascocita since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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