Volleyball Preview: Rincon/University Rangers vs. Highland Hawks
The Rincon/University Rangers are taking a road trip to challenge the Highland Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rincon/University has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Highland will arrive with 13 straight wins.
Rincon/University will head out to face Highland after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Rincon/University lost 3-0 to Boulder Creek.
Meanwhile, Highland faced Casteel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Highland walked away with a 3-1 victory over Casteel.
Highland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 26-28, 25-9, 25-20, 25-23.
Alyx Daugherty had a dynamite game for Highland, getting 17 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Daugherty has posted since Friday.
Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matchups.
Rincon/University's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Highland, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Rincon/University suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Highland when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Rincon/University avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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