Volleyball Preview: Rockwell Marshals vs. Vanguard Academy Valiant
Rockwell has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Vanguard Academy Valiant at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Rockwell is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Freedom Prep Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. While the Marshals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-21 in the first period.
Rockwell took Freedom Prep Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 24-26, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Vanguard Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Freedom Prep Academy on Friday and fell 3-2.
Vanguard Academy took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-18, 23-25, 22-25, 25-10, 15-4.
Rockwell's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8. As for Vanguard Academy, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-10.
Rockwell took their victory against Vanguard Academy when the teams last played last Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. Will Rockwell repeat their success, or does Vanguard Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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