A&M Consolidated opened its playoff run Friday night with a lopsided sweep. The Tigers beat Porter 25-11, 25-14, 25-12 in the Class 5A Division I bi-district round, according to MaxPreps, giving up 37 points in three sets.
The sweep moved Consolidated to 35-8 and set up an area-round match with La Porte at 7 p.m. Tuesday. College Station High School, which advanced a night earlier, plays Galveston Ball on Monday.
Both of the city's programs are now one win from the regional semifinals, and both of their opponents come out of the same Gulf Coast district.
Consol's opener
Porter, third in its own district, finishes 22-14. Consolidated held the Spartans to 14 or fewer points in every set.
The Tigers were co-champions of District 17-5A with Lake Creek at 12-2. Their league losses came against Lake Creek on Sept. 15 and College Station on Oct. 23, both in five sets. Outside the district, their losses were to Duncanville twice at August tournaments, Klein Oak and Katy Taylor.
La Porte
La Porte (24-13) reached the area round by outlasting Dayton in five sets Thursday, taking the last one 15-11.
The Bulldogs have also become well acquainted with Ball this season. They beat the Golden Tornadoes 2-0 at an Aug. 13 tournament, lost to them 3-1 in district play on Sept. 1 and beat them 3-2 on Oct. 2, according to La Porte's MaxPreps schedule. La Porte's other district losses came against Iowa Colony and Friendswood, twice each, and Santa Fe.
A site for Tuesday's match had not been listed Saturday morning.
College Station vs. Ball
The Cougars (26-18) swept Kingwood Park 25-22, 25-15, 25-20 on Thursday at Bridgeland High School for their fifth straight win. Their last loss came Oct. 9 at Montgomery.
Ball is 35-9 and finished second in its district at 13-3. The Golden Tornadoes swept Goose Creek Memorial 25-13, 25-22, 25-15 in their opener and have won four in a row.
The Cougars finished fourth in 17-5A at 10-4, but they have not lost since that Montgomery match. The streak includes the five-set home win over Consolidated on Oct. 23, the Tigers' final district loss.
