Volleyball Preview: Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets vs. Rocky Mount Gryphons
The Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets will take on the Rocky Mount Gryphons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roanoke Rapids will be strutting in after a win while Rocky Mount will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Roanoke Rapids finally turned things around against Northern Nash on Thursday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 3-1.
Roanoke Rapids had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mount was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Nash Central.
Rocky Mount was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-15.
Roanoke Rapids' victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Rocky Mount, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Roanoke Rapids took their win against Rocky Mount in their previous matchup on September 5th by a conclusive 3-0. Will Roanoke Rapids repeat their success, or does Rocky Mount have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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