Volleyball Preview: Russia Raiders vs. Newton Local Indians
Russia has gone 5-0 against Newton Local recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Russia Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Newton Local Indians at 6:45 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Russia and Botkins met for a duel on Thursday where Russia came out on top. Everything went Russia's way against Botkins as Russia made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Russia's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Botkins between 13 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Newton Local came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Blazers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Newton Local was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-10, 25-13.
Newton Local was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 15 consecutive contests.
Russia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Newton Local, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Russia beat Newton Local 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Russia since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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