Volleyball Game Preview: Carroll Chargers vs. Northridge Raiders

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Previous 3 Games

04/29/24 - Home	3-0 W
05/13/23 - Neutral	3-2 W
05/01/23 - Away	3-2 W

Carroll is a perfect 3-0 against Northridge since May of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Chargers are taking a road trip to challenge the Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Carroll is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.

Carroll is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since April 14th on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Columbia City 3-2.

Carroll wouldn't go down easily and took Columbia City into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-27, 23-25, 25-21, 15-13.

Dominic Bennett had an outrageously good game as he had 15 digs and two aces.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Northridge sidestepped Huntington North for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.

Carroll better focus on containing Rhyan Otto and Bryant Hernandez as the pair were huge in Northridge's win. Otto had 13 assists and ten digs, while Hernandez had nine digs and five assists. Those ten digs gave Otto a new career-high.

Carroll's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-7. As for Northridge, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Carroll has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Northridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Carroll took their win against Northridge in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chargers since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.