Volleyball Game Preview: Riviera Prep Takes on Central

By Team Reports Sep 13, 2024, 3:38am

Volleyball Preview: Riviera Prep Bulldogs vs. Central Cobras

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The Riviera Prep Bulldogs will square off against the Central Cobras at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Riviera Prep will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Divine Savior Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Riviera Prep was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Divine Savior Academy on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

The final score came out to 25-14, 27-25, 25-23.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Astronaut on Wednesday.

Central was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-16, 26-28, 25-12.

Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ivy Cooper, who had 17 digs, and Paisley Woods, who had seven digs and two aces. Cooper is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.

Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.

Riviera Prep's record now sits at 2-0. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.

Riviera Prep beat Central 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Does Riviera Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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