Volleyball Preview: South Ripley Raiders vs. Lawrenceburg Tigers
South Ripley is 0-10 against Lawrenceburg since August of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The South Ripley Raiders will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lawrenceburg Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, South Ripley got the win against Switzerland County by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: South Ripley took every set by at least eight points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-17, 25-12.
South Ripley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lawrenceburg narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past South Dearborn 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Lawrenceburg took South Dearborn into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-27, 23-25, 25-19, 15-13.
South Ripley has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Lawrenceburg, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: South Ripley has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Lawrenceburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Ripley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lawrenceburg when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will South Ripley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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