Volleyball Preview: RHAM Raptors vs. Southington Blue Knights
RHAM and Southington are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The RHAM Raptors will venture away from home to face off against the Southington Blue Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as RHAM comes in on 14 and Southington on 18.
Last Friday, RHAM beat Newington 3-1.
RHAM can attribute much of their success to Neve Tyler, who had 16 digs and three aces, and Sami DeGray, who had 15 digs and two aces. Tyler is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 16 games she's played.
Meanwhile, Southington made easy work of Avon on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Southington took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-10.
Southington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Laura Esguerra led the charge by getting three digs and 26 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Raines, who had ten digs.
Southington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive contests.
RHAM is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Southington, they pushed their record up to 31-1 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
RHAM came up short against Southington when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can RHAM avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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