Volleyball Recap: Merino's Victory on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to 22

By Team Reports Oct 14, 2024, 3:18pm

Volleyball Recap: Merino Rams vs. Wiggins Tigers

Merino put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Wiggins Tigers 3-0. For the Rams, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 defeat the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.

Merino's got stronger as the match went on, holding Wiggins to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-14.

Merino was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.

Wiggins' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Saria Hawkins, who had ten digs, and Kallie Green, who had seven digs.

Merino pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Wiggins, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6.

Merino has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Simla on the 10th. As for Wiggins, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Yuma on the 11th.

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