Volleyball Preview: Royse City Bulldogs vs. Rockwall Yellowjackets
Royse City is 0-5 against Rockwall since September of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Royse City Bulldogs will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Rockwall Yellowjackets, where the match is scheduled at 6:30 p.m.
Rockwall is facing Royse City at the wrong time: Royse City suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 3-2. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Royse City wouldn't go down easily and took Rockwall-Heath into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-15, 25-15, 20-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Rockwall came tearing into Friday's match with nine straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Jackrabbits 3-0.
Rockwall never let Forney on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-13.
Rockwall can attribute much of their success to Audrey St.Clair, who had 22 digs. St.Clair is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Holden, who had four aces and 12 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Rockwall was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive games.
Royse City's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 35-7. As for Rockwall, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 26-13 record this season.
Royse City came up short against Rockwall in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Will Royse City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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