Tomball is 8-2 against Magnolia since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tomball Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Magnolia Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Tomball is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Tomball duked it out withTomball Memorial on Friday. Tomball had just enough and edged Tomball Memorial out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Tomball got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-11, 14-25, 25-17, 13-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Magnolia didn't have quite enough to beat Klein Collins on Friday and fell 3-2. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-19 in the first set.
Magnolia actually scored more points across those five sets (107-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 26-24, 21-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Tomball has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-19 record this season. As for Magnolia, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-13.
Tomball took their win against Magnolia in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tomball since the squad 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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