Pearland has won eight straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Fulshear has won eight straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Pearland Oilers will welcome the Fulshear Chargers at 6:30 p.m. Fulshear took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Pearland, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Pearland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Shadow Creek.
Pearland was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 23-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-3.
Pearland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Adrienne Enriguez led the charge by getting 19 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Cora Wolford, who had four digs and 23 assists.
Meanwhile, Fulshear faced Stratford in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Tuesday. Fulshear fell just short of Stratford by a score of 3-2.
Fulshear took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-22, 19-25, 22-25, 27-25, 15-9.
Even though they lost, Fulshear was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Pearland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 22 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-4 record this season. As for Fulshear, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 22-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Pearland has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Fulshear struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pearland came up short against Fulshear in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Will Pearland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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