Volleyball Preview: Rising Sun Shiners vs. South Dearborn Knights
The Rising Sun Shiners will head out to square off against the South Dearborn Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Rising Sun was able to grind out a solid win over Franklin County, taking the game 2-0.
Rising Sun was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Franklin County squad. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-10.
Meanwhile, South Dearborn waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17, 25-27, 25-20.
South Dearborn got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Johnna Bimrose out in front who had 11 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynn Hamlett, who had five digs and 16 assists.
South Dearborn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in four consecutive matchups.
Rising Sun is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for South Dearborn, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Rising Sun has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like South Dearborn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rising Sun came up short against South Dearborn in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Rising Sun avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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