The Aubrey Chaparrals will head out on the road to face off against the Ponder Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Aubrey comes in on three and Ponder on 16.
Aubrey can't be too worried about heading out to take on Ponder: they just beat Celina at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Aubrey sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Celina on Tuesday.
Aubrey had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 19-25, 25-12, 25-21, 15-12.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ponder took on Callisburg on Friday. Ponder put the hurt on Callisburg with a sharp 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Ponder's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-8, 25-7.
Aubrey is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-12 record this season. As for Ponder, they pushed their record up to 32-4 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Aubrey came up short against Ponder in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ponder's Makaylee Ruiz, who had 31 digs and three aces. Now that Aubrey knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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