Volleyball Preview: Rocky Ford Meloneers vs. Swink Lions
The Rocky Ford Meloneers will square off against the Swink Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Ford has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with ten straight defeats, while Swink will come in with eight straight victories.
Rocky Ford lost 3-0 to Hoehne on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-15, 25-13.
Meanwhile, everything went Swink's way against Cheraw on Tuesday as Swink made off with a 3-0 win.
Swink never let Cheraw on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 25-19.
Swink relied on the efforts of Briana McElroy, who had ten digs and 21 assists, and Jocelynn James, who had 12 digs. McElroy is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Swink kept the net locked down and finished the game with 18 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted in their last seven contests.
Rocky Ford's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Swink, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Rocky Ford suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Swink when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Rocky Ford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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