Volleyball Preview: Bayard Rustin Golden Knights vs. Downingtown East Cougars
Bayard Rustin and Downingtown East are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Bayard Rustin Golden Knights will face off against the Downingtown East Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Bayard Rustin sitting on four straight victories and Downingtown East on three.
Last Monday, Bayard Rustin got the win against Sun Valley by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Bayard Rustin's feisty defense: they held Sun Valley to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Downingtown East made easy work of East on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Downingtown East never let East on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13, 25-22.
Bayard Rustin now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Downingtown East, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Bayard Rustin hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.3 blocks per game. It's a different story for Downingtown East, though, as they've been averaging only 1.1. Given Bayard Rustin's sizable advantage in that area, Downingtown East will need to find a way to close that gap.
Bayard Rustin was able to grind out a solid win over Downingtown East when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Downingtown East's Hailey Long, who had 23 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bayard Rustin still be able to contain Long? There's only one way to find out.
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