The Round Rock Dragons are on the road again on Friday to play the Johnson Jaguars at 8:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Round Rock is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lake Travis by a score of 3-1.
Round Rock was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 19-25, 25-14.
Among those leading the charge was Viviana Astill, who had 16 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Coral Verrico, who had seven digs and 17 assists.
Round Rock was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 17 consecutive games.
Johnson extended their winning streak to nine games thanks to a huge performance from Natalie Davila. Johnson put the hurt on Warren with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday thanks in part to Davila, who had 15 digs. Verrico is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last three games she's played.
Johnson was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 25-23.
Johnson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 28-15 record this season. As for Round Rock, their record now sits at 33-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Round Rock has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Johnson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Round Rock came up short against Johnson when the teams last played back in August, falling 2-0. Can Round Rock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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