Volleyball Preview: Richardson Eagles vs. MacArthur Cardinals
Richardson is 10-0 against MacArthur since November of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Richardson Eagles will look to defend their home court against the MacArthur Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Richardson has three straight wins, MacArthur has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, everything went Richardson's way against Irving as Richardson made off with a 3-0 victory.
Richardson walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-18.
Joselyn Rojas and Winnie Goodson were among the main playmakers for Richardson as the former had four aces and three digs and the latter had seven digs. Those four aces gave Rojas a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Richardson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, MacArthur lost 3-0 to Pearce on Tuesday.
While MacArthur was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Pearce's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-11, 25-12.
Richardson is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-16 record this season. As for MacArthur, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Richardson took their victory against MacArthur in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Richardson have another victory up their sleeve, or will MacArthur turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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