Volleyball Preview: Rockport-Fulton Pirates vs. Robstown Cottonpickers
Rockport-Fulton is 8-0 against Robstown since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rockport-Fulton Pirates will welcome the Robstown Cottonpickers at 4:30 p.m. Robstown took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Rockport-Fulton, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Rockport-Fulton finally turned things around against Annapolis Christian Academy on Friday. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Pirates have posted since August 20th.
Jada Saunders and Aariana Valadez were among the main playmakers for Rockport-Fulton as the former had seven digs and two aces and the latter had 15 digs. Valadez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last six games she's played.
Meanwhile, Robstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Jones, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-7, 25-8.
Rockport-Fulton's victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Robstown, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Rockport-Fulton was able to grind out a solid win over Robstown in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, winning 2-0. Will Rockport-Fulton repeat their success, or does Robstown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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