Volleyball Preview: Rangely Panthers vs. Meeker Cowboys
Rangely hasn't had much luck against Meeker recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Rangely Panthers will welcome the Meeker Cowboys at 6:00 p.m. Rangely will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Rangely will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Vail Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Rangely had just enough and edged Vail Christian out 3-2.
Rangely was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-102), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-25, 15-13.
Meeker aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to three. They put the hurt on Hayden with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Meeker won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-23, 25-16.
Meeker was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Rangely's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Meeker, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Rangely might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Meeker when the teams last played last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Meeker's Graycee Cravens, who had 13 digs, a kill, and a kill. Now that Rangely knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
