The Pflugerville Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Weiss Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Tuesday, Pflugerville came up short against Hendrickson and fell 3-1.
While Pflugerville had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 21 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 21-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Weiss didn't have quite enough to beat Georgetown on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Weiss wouldn't go down easily and took Georgetown into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The final score came out to 25-18, 23-25, 17-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Weiss might have lost, but man, Ashley Go was a machine: she had 28 digs and two aces. Go is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Pflugerville's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 14-28. As for Weiss, their defeat dropped their record down to 35-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Pflugerville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Weiss struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pflugerville might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Weiss in their previous matchup on October 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Weiss' Takyla Brown, who had six digs, four kills, and two aces. Now that Pflugerville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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