Volleyball Preview: Maplewood Rockets vs. Chalker Wildcats
Maplewood is 10-0 against Chalker since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Maplewood Rockets will head out to face off against the Chalker Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Last Wednesday, Maplewood didn't have quite enough to beat Harding and fell 3-2. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Maplewood sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 19-25, 25-18, 14-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Chalker entered their tilt with Harding on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Skippers with a sharp 3-0 win.
Chalker was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Harding squad. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-16, 25-16.
Chalker was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Maplewood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Chalker, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Maplewood was able to grind out a solid win over Chalker in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maplewood 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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