Volleyball Preview: Seckinger Jaguars vs. River Ridge Knights
The Seckinger Jaguars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the River Ridge Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. River Ridge took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Seckinger, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, everything went Seckinger's way against Gainesville as Seckinger made off with a 3-0 victory.
Seckinger walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 25-13.
Seckinger found their leader in underclassman Brooklyn Howard, who had 13 digs and four aces. Howard has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last six times she's played.
Seckinger was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gainesville only served five.
Meanwhile, River Ridge faced Pope in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. River Ridge fell just short of Pope by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Knights let down their fans at home.
River Ridge started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 17-25, 25-20, 25-15, 15-6.
Seckinger is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for River Ridge, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 27-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Seckinger has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like River Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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