Volleyball Preview: Struthers Wildcats vs. South Range Raiders
Struthers is 0-10 against South Range since October of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Struthers Wildcats will take on the South Range Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Struthers is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
On Tuesday, everything went Struthers' way against McKinley as Struthers made off with a 3-0 win.
Struthers walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-16.
Meanwhile, South Range beat Ursuline 3-1 on Monday.
South Range was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 20-25, 25-18, 25-11.
South Range can attribute much of their success to Ali Irons, who had ten digs and five aces.
Struthers' win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for South Range, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Struthers hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 7.3 blocks per game. It's a different story for South Range, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8. Given Struthers' sizable advantage in that area, South Range will need to find a way to close that gap.
Struthers might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from South Range when the teams last played back in September. Can Struthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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