Friendswood waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Iowa Colony Pioneers 3-0. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pioneers, too.
Friendswood never let Iowa Colony on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-18.
Leading Friendswood to victory were Haley Patton and Gabby Palermo. Patton had 12 digs, while Palermo had two aces and 16 assists. Palermo has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last three times she's played.
Friendswood couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.6% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Friendswood is on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 24 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 35-7 record this season. As for Iowa Colony, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 16-16.
Friendswood will challenge Dawson at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Dawson will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Friendswood surely won't give up without a fight. Iowa Colony does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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