Volleyball Game Preview: Sheridan Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 3:16am

Volleyball Preview: Sheridan Rams vs. Arrupe Jesuit Generals

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Sheridan is 1-9 against Arrupe Jesuit since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sheridan Rams will take on the Arrupe Jesuit Generals at 6:30 p.m.

On Tuesday, Sheridan didn't have quite enough to beat Arvada and fell 3-2.

Sheridan took Arvada into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 15-10.

Even though they lost, Sheridan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Arrupe Jesuit beat Platte Canyon 3-1 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Generals.

After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-13, 23-25, 25-20.

Sheridan's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Arrupe Jesuit, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Sheridan has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Arrupe Jesuit struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Sheridan suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Arrupe Jesuit when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Sheridan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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