The College Station Cougars are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Flour Bluff Hornets at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
College Station is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against A&M Consolidated by a score of 3-1.
While College Station might've won, it sure wasn't easy: A&M Consolidated scored at least 23 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23.
College Station's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Blair Thiebaud, who hit 51.9% for 14 kills and 29 digs and 31 assists, and Addisyn Green, who had 13 kills and four digs. Thiebaud is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 17 games she's played.
Meanwhile, Flour Bluff waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 20 straight wins... but they left with 21. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Unicorns , sneaking past 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-103) Flour Bluff actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-19, 21-25, 17-25, 15-12.
Flour Bluff's win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 36-12. As for College Station, they have been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: College Station has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Flour Bluff struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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