Volleyball Recap: Alonso picks up fourth straight win on the road

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 8:10pm

Volleyball Recap: Alonso Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Tech Titans

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Alonso waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Tech Titans. For the Ravens, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 defeat the Titans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2023.

Alonso was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (113-104), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 20-25, 14-25, 26-24, 19-17.

Alonso was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 14.8.

Alonso's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-5. As for Tampa Bay Tech, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

After both having extra time off, Alonso and Wharton will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Wharton will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Alonso surely won't give up without a fight. As for Tampa Bay Tech, they will take on Sumner at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.

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