Volleyball Preview: Rockford Rams vs. Clarkston Wolves
The Rockford Rams will take on the Clarkston Wolves at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Rockford sitting on eight straight victories and Clarkston on nine.
Rockford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Hudsonville, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Rockford was ranked fourth). Rockford narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Hudsonville 3-2.
Rockford took Hudsonville into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-18, 22-25, 21-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Rockford can attribute much of their success to Izzie Delacher, who had 21 digs and 50 assists, and Mallory Wandel, who had 17 kills, six digs, and a block. Delacher is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Clarkston posted their biggest victory since November 14, 2023 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Seaholm as Clarkston made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Clarkston took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-10, 25-11.
Rockford is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Clarkston, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Rockford might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Clarkston when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Rockford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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