Volleyball Preview: Rio Americano Raiders vs. West Park Panthers
Rio Americano has gone 3-0 against West Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Rio Americano Raiders will host the West Park Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
Rio Americano is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Christian Brothers just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 3-1 to the Falcons. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost four in a row.
Rio Americano 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 25-27, 25-16, 25-17, 25-14.
Meanwhile, West Park had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Lancers.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-10, 25-20.
Rio Americano's defeat dropped their record down to 25-11. As for West Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
Rio Americano skirted past West Park 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Rio Americano repeat their success, or does West Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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