Ball hasn't had much luck against Friendswood recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Ball Tornadoes are taking a road trip to challenge the Friendswood Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Friendswood is hoping to do what La Porte couldn't on Friday: put an end to Ball's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Ball put the hurt on La Porte with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tornadoes have posted against the Bulldogs since September 28, 2021.
Ball never let La Porte on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-23, 25-21.
Meanwhile, everything went Friendswood's way against Texas City on Friday as Friendswood made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Friendswood was: they took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-5, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Anna Melgren, who had eight aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Friendswood couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27.7% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 38.4%.
Ball is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-18 record this season. As for Friendswood, their record now sits at 31-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Ball has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Friendswood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ball might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Friendswood in their previous meeting back in September. Can Ball avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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