Volleyball Preview: Bishop Stang Spartans vs. Greater New Bedford RVT Bears
Bishop Stang hasn't had much luck against Greater New Bedford RVT recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Bishop Stang Spartans' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Greater New Bedford RVT Bears at 6:00 p.m. Greater New Bedford RVT took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bishop Stang, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Bishop Stang made easy work of Westport and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Bishop Stang won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-21.
It was another big night for Darian Dias, who had 26 digs and eight aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Mlynek, who had seven kills, seven digs, three aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Bishop Stang was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Greater New Bedford RVT was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Bourne.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Greater New Bedford RVT lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 25-23.
Bishop Stang's record is now 6-9-1. As for Greater New Bedford RVT, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-6.
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