Volleyball Preview: Ridge Point Panthers vs. Fort Bend Clements Rangers
Ridge Point is 10-0 against Fort Bend Clements since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Ridge Point Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Fort Bend Clements Rangers at 5:30 p.m. Ridge Point will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Ridge Point made easy work of Fort Bend Dulles and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ridge Point was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-2, 25-14.
Among those leading the charge was Madelyn Johnson, who had six digs and 16 assists. She has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more assists the last 14 times she's played.
Ridge Point was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Fort Bend Clements earned a 3-1 win over Fort Bend Hightower on Friday.
Fort Bend Clements walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-14, 16-25, 26-24.
Emma Levy and Keyun Zhang were among the main playmakers for Fort Bend Clements as the former had 18 digs, three aces, and two kills and the latter had 12 digs, three aces, and a kill.
Ridge Point pushed their record up to 31-10 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fort Bend Clements, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-10 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Ridge Point has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Fort Bend Clements struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Ridge Point's way against Fort Bend Clements in their previous meeting back in September, as Ridge Point made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridge Point 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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