Volleyball Preview: El Campo Ricebirds vs. Sweeny Bulldogs
The El Campo Ricebirds are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Sweeny Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
On Friday, El Campo got the win against Bay City by a conclusive 3-0.
Meanwhile, Sweeny made easy work of La Marque on Friday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Sweeny was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-11, 25-20.
Sweeny found their leader in freshman Stevie Brown, who had 12 digs.
Sweeny was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive contests.
El Campo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-12 record this season. As for Sweeny, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 29-11.
Everything went El Campo's way against Sweeny when the teams last played back in September, as El Campo made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Campo since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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