Volleyball Preview: Hope Blue Wave vs. Shea Raiders
The Hope Blue Wave will square off against the Shea Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Hope sitting on six straight victories and Shea on seven.
Last Thursday, everything went Hope's way against North Providence as Hope made off with a 3-0 win.
Meanwhile, Shea made easy work of Achievement First Providence on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Shea's got stronger as the match went on, holding Achievement First Providence to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-12, 25-8.
Shea was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Hope's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Shea, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Hope skirted past Shea 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hope 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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