Friendswood is 5-0 against Angleton since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Friendswood Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Angleton Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Friendswood has 15 straight wins, Angleton has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Friendswood made easy work of Santa Fe and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Friendswood's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Santa Fe between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-19.
Friendswood's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gabby Palermo, who had nine digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Palermo a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Angleton lost 3-0 to La Porte on Tuesday.
Angleton was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22, 25-20.
Friendswood is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. As for Angleton, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Friendswood took their victory against Angleton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Friendswood 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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