Volleyball Preview: West Rusk Raiders vs. Grace Community Cougars
The West Rusk Raiders will take on the Grace Community Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Rusk is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, West Rusk made easy work of Gladewater and carried off a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Raiders have posted against the Bears since August 21, 2020.
West Rusk 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 11 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Grace Community's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of New Diana by a score of 3-2.
Grace Community took New Diana into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 23-25, 23-25, 15-7.
West Rusk has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Grace Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
West Rusk was able to grind out a solid victory over Grace Community in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Rusk 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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