Volleyball Preview: Southwestern Randolph Cougars vs. Wheatmore Warriors
Southwestern Randolph is 9-1 against Wheatmore since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Southwestern Randolph Cougars will face off against the Wheatmore Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Wheatmore took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Southwestern Randolph, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Southwestern Randolph duked it out withEastern Randolph on Tuesday. Southwestern Randolph was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Eastern Randolph.
Southwestern Randolph walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 28-26, 25-13, 25-22.
Southwestern Randolph found their leader in underclassman Cheyenne Dixon, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Wheatmore came up short against Eastern Randolph last Wednesday and fell 3-1. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 23-25, 25-15.
Even though they lost, Wheatmore was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Southwestern Randolph is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Wheatmore, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Everything went Southwestern Randolph's way against Wheatmore when the teams last played back in September, as Southwestern Randolph made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwestern Randolph since the squad 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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