Volleyball Preview: Saginaw Rough Riders vs. Granbury Pirates
The Saginaw Rough Riders will square off against the Granbury Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Saginaw took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past Brewer 3-2.
Saginaw wouldn't go down easily and took Brewer into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 27-29, 15-8.
Daniella Banda was nothing short of spectacular: she had 53 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 17 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Saginaw 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.
Meanwhile, everything went Granbury's way against Fossil Ridge on Friday as Granbury made off with a 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: Fossil Ridge scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-12.
Granbury can attribute much of their success to Lilyan Mccall, who had 16 digs.
Saginaw's win bumped their record up to 10-22. As for Granbury, their victory bumped their record up to 19-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Saginaw has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 4.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Granbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Saginaw might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Granbury when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Saginaw avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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