Volleyball Preview: North Rockland Raiders vs. Arlington Admirals
After three games on the road, North Rockland is heading back home. They will welcome the Arlington Admirals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Rockland and John Jay met for a duel back in September where North Rockland prevailed. North Rockland narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past John Jay 1-0.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day North Rockland got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17.
Meanwhile, Arlington beat Ketcham 3-1 on Saturday.
Arlington was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-23, 19-25, 25-19.
Arlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matchups.
North Rockland now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Arlington, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 16-3-1 record this season.
North Rockland came up short against Arlington in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can North Rockland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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