Volleyball Preview: Rockbridge County Wildcats vs. Alleghany Cougars
Rockbridge County is 8-2 against Alleghany since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Rockbridge County Wildcats will be staying on the road to face off against the Alleghany Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rockbridge County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged East Rockingham out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (99-98) Rockbridge County actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-19, 16-25, 17-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Alleghany waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They blew past the Bees 3-0.
Alleghany walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-12, 25-22.
Alleghany was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 16 consecutive matchups.
Rockbridge County's record now sits at 10-11. As for Alleghany, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home.
Rockbridge County suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Alleghany in their previous meeting back in September. Can Rockbridge County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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