Volleyball Preview: Flushing Raiders vs. Goodrich Martians
The Flushing Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Goodrich Martians at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Flushing took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Lapeer.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Goodrich hadn't done well against Clio recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Goodrich blew past Clio 3-0.
One reason for the win was Goodrich's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-23, 25-16.
Goodrich can attribute much of their success to Ashley Wheeler, who had 18 digs, and Abby Irving, who had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces Irving has posted in her last eight matchups.
Flushing's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-11. As for Goodrich, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-13-1 record this season.
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