Volleyball Game Preview: Old Rochester Regional on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 13, 2024, 2:14am

Volleyball Preview: Old Rochester Regional Bulldogs vs. Somerset Berkley Regional Raiders

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After three games on the road, Old Rochester Regional is heading back home. They will welcome the Somerset Berkley Regional Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Last Wednesday, Old Rochester Regional got the win against Seekonk by a conclusive 3-0.

After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-6, 25-18.

Old Rochester Regional's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aubrie Letourneau, who had 20 assists. Letourneau is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 25 games she's played dating back to last season.

Old Rochester Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since was before the start of last season.

Meanwhile, Somerset Berkley Regional made easy work of Apponequet Regional on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-12, 25-21.

Old Rochester Regional's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Somerset Berkley Regional, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Old Rochester Regional has serving mastered this season, having averaged 16.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Somerset Berkley Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Everything went Old Rochester Regional's way against Somerset Berkley Regional in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Old Rochester Regional made off with a 3-0 win. Does Old Rochester Regional have another victory up their sleeve, or will Somerset Berkley Regional turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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