Volleyball Preview: Rosary Academy Royals vs. Northwood Timberwolves
The Rosary Academy Royals will square off against the Northwood Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rosary Academy will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Rosary Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Orange Lutheran just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lancers. The Royals haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Rosary Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-16.
Rosary Academy might have lost, but man, Elizabeth Larson was a machine: she had 24 digs.
Meanwhile, Northwood didn't have quite enough to beat Laguna Beach last Thursday and fell 3-2. While the Timberwolves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Breakers 25-20 in the first period.
Northwood started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19, 15-11.
Rosary Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7. As for Northwood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-9 record this season.
Rosary Academy beat Northwood 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Rosary Academy repeat their success, or does Northwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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