Ridge Point has gone 10-0 against Fort Bend Clements recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Ridge Point Panthers will look to defend their home court against the Fort Bend Clements Rangers at 5:30 p.m. Ridge Point will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Tuesday, Ridge Point made easy work of Fort Bend Dulles and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ridge Point was: they took every set by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-6, 25-5.
Ridge Point relied on the efforts of Madison Flores, who had 13 digs, and Piper Marquart, who had seven digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Marquart a new career-high in aces.
Ridge Point 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 five aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Clements came up short against Fort Bend Austin on Friday, falling 3-0.
While Fort Bend Clements had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 21 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 25-22.
Ridge Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-10 record this season. As for Fort Bend Clements, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Ridge Point has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 4.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Fort Bend Clements struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ridge Point was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Bend Clements when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Ridge Point repeat their success, or does Fort Bend Clements have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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