Volleyball Preview: Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets vs. Irondequoit Eagles
Rush-Henrietta is 0-6 against Irondequoit since September of 2014 but things could change on Wednesday. The Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets are on the road again to play the Irondequoit Eagles at 6:30 p.m.
Rush-Henrietta lost 3-0 to Victor on Monday.
While Rush-Henrietta was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Victor's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Irondequoit made easy work of Greece Arcadia last Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Irondequoit's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-11, 25-5.
Irondequoit found their leader in underclassman Camryn Drader, who had six aces. Those six aces set a new season-high mark for Drader.
Irondequoit was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive games.
Rush-Henrietta's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Irondequoit, they pushed their record up to 5-3-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Rush-Henrietta suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Irondequoit when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Can Rush-Henrietta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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