Volleyball Preview: Falls Lake Firebirds vs. Research Triangle Raptors
Falls Lake has gone 9-0 against Research Triangle recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Falls Lake will be looking to keep their 20-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Tuesday, Falls Lake made easy work of East Wake Academy and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Falls Lake was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the second set to get the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 26-24, 25-15.
Kate DeZurik was nothing short of spectacular: she had 22 digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Research Triangle can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Raleigh Charter out 3-2.
Research Triangle was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-98), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 11-25, 25-22, 26-24, 15-13.
Research Triangle relied on the efforts of Ella Yamamura, who had eight digs and five aces, and Srishti Tayal, who had four digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Research Triangle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive contests.
Falls Lake's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Research Triangle, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Falls Lake has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Research Triangle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Falls Lake took their win against Research Triangle in their previous matchup on September 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. Does Falls Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Research Triangle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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