Volleyball Preview: Cleveland Rams vs. Fuquay - Varina Bengals
Cleveland is 7-2 against Fuquay - Varina since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cleveland Rams are taking a road trip to take on the Fuquay - Varina Bengals at 5:30 p.m. Fuquay - Varina took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cleveland, who comes in off a win.
Fuquay - Varina is hoping to do what Southeast Raleigh couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Cleveland's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Cleveland put the hurt on Southeast Raleigh with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cleveland took every set by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-6, 25-8.
Cleveland's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sadie Johnston, who had 13 digs, three aces, and a kill. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Johnston now had 11 or more in the last 17 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Evans, who had a kill, a block, and 31 assists.
Cleveland 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 six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Fuquay - Varina didn't have quite enough to beat Corinth Holders on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Fuquay - Varina took Corinth Holders into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-18, 26-24, 19-25, 15-9.
Cleveland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Fuquay - Varina, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Cleveland has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Fuquay - Varina struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Cleveland's way against Fuquay - Varina in their previous meeting back in August as Cleveland made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland 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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