Volleyball Game Preview: Ridgedale on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 5:51am

Volleyball Preview: Ridgedale Rockets vs. Upper Scioto Valley Rams

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After two games on the road, Ridgedale is heading back home. They will welcome the Upper Scioto Valley Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgedale will be strutting in after a win while Upper Scioto Valley will be coming in after a defeat.

Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Ridgedale finally turned things around against Temple Christian on Tuesday. They skirted past the Pioneers 3-2.

Ridgedale took Temple Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. After all that action, the final score was 16-25, 25-11, 25-23, 23-25, 17-15.

Meanwhile, Upper Scioto Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell just short of Perry by a score of 3-2.

Upper Scioto Valley actually scored more points across those five sets (109-98), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-23, 20-25, 12-25, 15-12.

Ridgedale's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-7. As for Upper Scioto Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.

Ridgedale was able to grind out a solid win over Upper Scioto Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Ridgedale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Upper Scioto Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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