On Thursday Houston will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Mabel-Canton Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Houston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Lyle/Pacelli by a score of 3-1.
Houston had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 8-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-16.
Olivia Yohe was a one-man wrecking crew for Houston as she had 16 digs, three kills, and 25 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Botcher, who had ten digs, nine kills, and three aces.
Meanwhile, Mabel-Canton came tearing into last Tuesday's match with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Superlarks with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Mabel-Canton's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Grand Meadow between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-20.
Mabel-Canton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive contests.
Houston is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-15 record this season. As for Mabel-Canton, they pushed their record up to 31-2 with the win, which was their 22nd straight on the road dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Houston has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Mabel-Canton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Houston might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Mabel-Canton in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Houston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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