The Friendswood Mustangs will challenge the Iowa Colony Pioneers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Friendswood is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 16 games.
Last Friday, Friendswood got the win against Angleton by a conclusive 3-0.
Friendswood was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 25-19.
Friendswood can attribute much of their success to Gabby Palermo, who had seven aces and five digs, and Haley Patton, who had eight digs. The dominant performance gave Palermo a new career-high in aces.
Friendswood 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 six aces in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Iowa Colony posted their biggest win since August 13th last Friday. They blew past Angleton 3-0.
Iowa Colony never let Angleton on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-23.
Iowa Colony can attribute much of their success to Breia Dixon, who had 11 digs and 16 assists, and Ashlyn Terry, who had three digs and 11 assists.
Friendswood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season. As for Iowa Colony, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Friendswood has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Iowa Colony struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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