Volleyball Preview: Orange Park Raiders vs. Baker County Wildcats
On Tuesday Orange Park will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Baker County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Monday, Orange Park didn't have quite enough to beat Mandarin and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.
Orange Park wouldn't go down easily and took Mandarin into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-18, 25-18, 16-25, 15-10.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Rylynn Robinson, who had 36 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Ingham, who had 17 digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Baker County came up short against Keystone Heights on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-16, 21-25, 25-17.
Orange Park's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Baker County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Orange Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Baker County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orange Park since the squad 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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