Volleyball Preview: Richmond Oilers vs. De Anza Dons
The Richmond Oilers will head out to take on the De Anza Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Richmond is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bethel just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 3-0 to the Jaguars. The Oilers haven't had much luck with the Jaguars recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
While Richmond was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Bethel's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-23.
Meanwhile, De Anza can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They skirted past Vallejo 3-2.
In the three sets De Anza was on fire: they won each by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 25-0, 0-25, 0-25, 25-0, 15-0.
Richmond now has a losing record at 6-7. As for De Anza, their win ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Richmond took their victory against De Anza in their previous meeting on September 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richmond since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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