After both having extra time off, the A&M Consolidated Tigers and the Rudder Rangers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (A&M Consolidated has eight straight wins, Rudder has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, A&M Consolidated got the win against Huntsville by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant A&M Consolidated was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-15, 25-11.
A&M Consolidated's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Zoey Montgomery, who had 12 digs, and Kendall Newton, who had three digs and two aces. Montgomery is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
A&M Consolidated was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Rudder lost 3-0 to Montgomery on Friday.
Rudder was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 25-17.
Despite the defeat, Rudder had strong showings from Daniela Ponce, who had four digs and four aces, and Maddie Willis, who had four digs and 18 assists. What's more, Willis also posted a -100% hitting percentage, which is the highestshe's posted in her last three contests.
A&M Consolidated pushed their record up to 26-10 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Rudder, their loss dropped their record down to 25-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: A&M Consolidated has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Rudder struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
A&M Consolidated took their win against Rudder when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for A&M Consolidated 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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